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Women's Right Convention at Seneca Falls
It was the convention to get women to vote -
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Jim Crow Era
The laws that enforced segregation -
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Progressive era
It was a lot of social activism and political reform to address the problems of the United States. -
Booker T. Washington publishes "Up From Slavery"
The publisher was able to hear critiques from people -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
President mickinley died -
W.E.B. DuBois established the Niagara Movement
It was fighting for black rights in America -
Passage of the Meat Inspection Act
prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and made sure everything was sanitized -
Publication of the Jungle by Upton Sinclair
It was to expose diseases and the country started to be safer with food after it was published -
Creation of the Food and Drug Administration
It brought medical drugs under control and to good use -
16th Amendment Ratified
It allows congress to collect tax -
William Howard Taft's Presidency
He defeated William Jennings Bryan -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Tragedy
It was a big fire in New York that killed lots of people. New York's biggest tragedy -
17th Amendment Ratified
It said 2 senators from each state with one vote -
Woodrow Wilson elected President
He defeated evens Hughes -
The Federal Reserve Act established
The federal bank -
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World War One
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18th Amendment Ratified
It banned alcohol -
19th Amendment Ratified
Allowed women to vote -
First National Election All American Women Could Vote
The first election where women could vote -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment was placed saying anyone could vote no matter the sex