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Progressive Era
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National Reclamation Act
An act that funded irrigation projects for the western states. -
Elkins Act
Authorized interstate commerce comimssion to impose heavy fines on railroads. -
National Wildlife Refugee System
A system of land that was set aside to conserve americas wildlife. -
U.S. Forest Service
Provides managment in the U.S. forests. -
Hepburn Act
Gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the ability to set maximum railroad rates. -
Meat Inspection Act
Prevents bad products from being sold as food, and ensures foods are processed under sanitary conditions. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
An act that prevented bad or poisonous food and drugs. -
Muller vs. Oregon
Set a maximum of ten hours in a work day for women in factories and laundries. -
NAACP
African American civil rights organization known as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
16th Amendment
Allows congress to collect income taxes. -
17th Amendment
Established direct election of U.S. Senators. -
Federal Reserve Act
Set up the federal reserve, the central banking system of the united states. -
Federal Trade Comission Act
Orders large corporations to curb unfair trade practices. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Created to prevent anticompetitive practices. -
National Park Service
A organization that manages all of the national parks. -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Prohibited the sales of goods produced by companies that employed children -
Bunting vs. Oregon
Gave women a ten hour work day -
Hammer vs. Dagenhart
Enacted child labor laws. -
18th Amendment
Established the prohibition of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
Allowed all U.S. citizens the right to vote.
