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Women's Right Convention at Seneca Falls
It launched the women’s suffrage movement -
Jim Crow Era
Otherwise known as Jim Crow Laws, were collections of state and local statutes -
Progressive Era
It was a time of political reform, and widespread social activity -
Booker T. Washington publishes "Up From Slavery"
BTW’s autobiography -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
He became president after William McKinley was assassinated -
W.E.B. DuBois established the Niagara Movement
The Niagara Movement was a civil rights group -
Publication of the Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The subject of the book was to bring caution to the factories about cooking bad meat, or animals that were diseased -
Passage of the Meat Inspection Act
It was made a law for cooks to make sure they were cooking good meat or animals that were healthy -
Creation of the Food and Drug Administration
There job was to protect the public health -
16th Amendment Ratified
The 16th amendment said that congress should have the power to lay and collect taxes on income -
William Howard Taft's Presidency
He beat William Jennings Brian -
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Tragedy
The shirtwaist factory burned down, this was important it made factories safer because factories realized the dangers that could occur -
17th Amendment Ratified
The senate of the U.S. should be composed of two senators per state -
Woodrow Wilson elected President
He ran against Charles Evans Hugh -
The Federal Reserve Act established
The Federal Reserve is the Central Bank of the U.S. -
World War 1
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18th Amendment Ratified
Prohibited alcohol in the U.S. -
19th Amendment Ratified
The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by any state on account of sex -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
Legally allowed women to vote -
First National Election All American Women Could Vote