Brad Heizers American History Timeline

  • National Reclamation Act

    irrigation projects
  • Elkins Act

    1903 no railroad rebates (heavy taxing)
  • U.S Forest Service

    administers the nations forest
  • Hepburn Act

    The ICC can set railroad rates
  • Meat Inspection Act

    meat processing are under requlations
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    first law regulating food and drugs
  • Muller v Oregen

    sex discriminition
  • NAACP

    Racial Equality group
  • 17th amendment

    Senators are elected by popular vote
  • 16th amendment

    Congress can levy income tax
  • Federal Reserve Act

    central banking system of America
  • Federal Trade commission act

    Established a Federal trade comission
  • Clayton Anti-Trust Act

    anticompetitive practices
  • Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

    cant sell goods that are made with child labor
  • National Park Service

    manages national parks and monuments
  • Bunting V Oregon

    10 Hour work day
  • Hammer v Daegenhart

    Congress can enforce child labor laws
  • 18th amendment

    Prohibition of Alcohol
  • 19th amendment

    Women can now vote
  • National Wildlife Refugee Systems

    administration of wildlife refuge