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Illustrated Progressive Timeline
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National Reclaimation Act
Set aside money for the production of irrigation products.
(Farmers) -
Elkins Act
Law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act
(Inequality in dist. of wealth) -
National Wildlife Refuge System
Designated area protected by the United State's Fish and Wildlife Sevice.
(Conservation) -
U.S. Forest Service
Takes care of the United States's natinal parks.
(Conservation) -
Hepburn Act
Law that allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to maximize railroad rates and to extend its jurisdiction
(Monopolies and buisness excess) -
Meat Inspection Act
Makes sure all meat products are produced with sanitary conditions.
(Consumer problems) -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Required the production of food and drugs to be sanitary for the consumer.
(Consumer) -
Muller V. Oregon
Justifies sex descrimination
(Women's rights) -
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Organized to protect african american's rights.
(City problems) -
16th Amendment
Allowed congress to levy an income tax on citizens.
(Inequality in dist. of wealth) -
17th Amendment
Allowed direct election of US Senators by the people
(Corruption in government) -
Federal Reserve Act
Set up the central banking system of the United States
(Inequality in the dist. of wealth) -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Established the Federal Trade Commission
(Consumer) -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Added further to the US anti-trust law by preventing competitive practices
(Corruption in government) -
Bunting V. Oregon
A case that upheld a 10-hour work day
(Labor Problems) -
National Park Service
Federal agency that protects national parks
(Conservation) -
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Didnt allow the selling of goods produced by factories employing children under fourteen, mines employing children under sixteen, and any facility that made childreen work more than eight hours.
(Labor Problems) -
Hammer V. Dagenhart
A supreme court decision to put child labor laws into act
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18th Amendment
Prohibited the use and production of alcoholic beverages
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19th Amendment
Prohibited anyone from being denied the right to vote based on their gender
(Women's Rights)
