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Women’s Right Convention at Seneca Falls
This was a convention that was held to discuss and change women’s rights. -
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Jim Crow Era
It was when segregation was passed in the southern states -
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Progressive Era
this time was the time that jobs were opening up and that new inventions and progressions were being made. -
Booker T. Washington publishes “Up From Slavery” (1901)
This was a book that he made for people to understand as he was black. -
Theodore Roosevelt became president
he became president because of his ideas and because the last president died -
W.E.B DuBois established the Niagara Movement
This was a protest to protest what was happening in the government. -
publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
the subject of this book was how emigrantes were treated in certain jobs this was significant because it showed people what was going on in meat factories -
Passage of the Meat Inspection Act
Once this law was made it caused certain people to come into each meat factory and have to supervise and make sure everything was in check. -
Creation of the Food and Drug Administration
The intended job was to make sure that everything was in check. -
16th Amendment Ratified
this made it harder for the government to go around taxing states on bias. -
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William Howard Taft’s presidency
he beat william j bryan -
triangle shirtwaist company tragedy
many people died because of this event in a company it was significant because it showed what truly was happening in certain businesses -
17th amendment ratified
this made it more fair to become a senator. -
Woodrow Wilson elected President
he beat Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and Eugene Debs -
The Federal Reserve Act established
the federal reserve is the federal banking system -
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world war 1
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18th amendment ratified
this made alcohol legal to sell and drink in the U.S. -
19th amendment ratified
this allowed people to vote no matter their sex. -
First National Election All American Women Could Vote
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Ratification of the 19th Amendment
This took out the amendment that a certain sex can vote.