Progressive Era

By Edgardo Vera

  • Progressive Movement

    Progressive Movement
    The Progressive movement seeks to reform various aspects of American society and politics. The progressive movement was from 1900-1914.

  • The dead of President McKinley

    The dead of President McKinley
    President William mcKinley gets assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz ; Theodore Roosevelt becomes the new president of the United States.

  • Panic of 1907

    Panic of 1907
    A fanancial panic strikes the nation. Republicans argue that the progressive reforms have caused the economy to go down.

  • The 16th amendment

    The 16th amendment
    During the progressive era the government was aloud to pass an income tax thanks to the 16th amendment.

  • The 17th amendment

    The 17th amendment was ratified allowing direct election of senators instead of state legislatures.

  • The 18th amendment

    The 18th amendment
    The 18th amendment banned manufacturing and sellling alcoholic beverages during the progressive era. The 18th amendment was repealed in 1933.

  • The 19th amendment

    The 19th amendment
    The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote in elections and this right made them as equal as men.