Reformers
What is a reformer?
A person that wants to change society.
What is a muckraker?
A journalist that exposes problems in society.
What is one way in which citizens can be given full participation in American political life?
A. Voting
B. Owning a home
C. Going to College
A. Voting
Progressive Presidents against big business
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
Mother Jones led a march from the Philadelphia textile mills against______
Child Labor, unfair worker's treatment
Author of the Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Which 3 laws were passed to eliminate unfair business practices during the Progressive Era?
Sherman Anti Trust Act, Clayton Anti Trust Act and the Federal Trade Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was Jane Addams?
Owner of a settlement house named the Hull House, helped many immigrants.
Photojournalist that took pictures to expose problems in society.
Jacob Riis
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
Established federal employment based on merit rather than party affiliation.
What is the Square Deal?
New laws to protect consumers, regulation for big business and conserve the nation's natural resources.
Who was W.E.B Dubois?
Civils Rights advocate, founded the NAACP
Who was Ida B. Wells?
Civil Rights advocate, led a march against lynching.
Explain Woodrow Wilson's Federal Reserve Act
established the Federal Reserve Bank and reformed the banking industry.
What were Wilson's New Freedom?
Tame big business, allow greater competition and eliminate special privileges
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Believed that African Americans should focus on industrialization and mechanical education
What did the book "The Jungle" expose?
Which amendments were passed during the Progressive Era and explain every single one.
16th income tax, 17th popular election of senators, 18th prohibition, and 19th women's right to vote.