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Chinese Exclusion Act
An immigration law that stopped Chinese workers from coming into the United States and said that Chinese immigrants were ineligible for naturalization. -
Interstate Commerce Act
A federal law that allowed the government to regulate the railroad industry. However, it did not empower the government to fix railroad rates, but instead required companies to have "reasonable and just" rates. -
Jane Addams- Hull House
A settlement house that was co-founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Starr. It is found in Chicago, Illinois. It was opened for recently arrived immigrants. Twelve buildings were added from year to year. Jane Addams was a settlement activist, reformer, and social worker. -
Muckrakers
Reporters and writers who exposed established institutions and leaders who were corrupt. The term for Muckrakers ended by the 1920's. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Landmark legislation that made trusts such as monopolies and cartels illegal to increase economic competitiveness. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, which became known as the "separate but equal" doctrine. This ruling came from an incident where the African American Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks. -
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
A domestic program aimed at helping middle-class citizens. It attacked plutocracy and bad trusts, but it also protected businesses from extreme organized labor demands. -
McKinley Assassinated
McKinley was the 25th U.S. President and the third U.S. President to be assassinated. He was murdered by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York. -
Coal Miner Strike of 1902
A strike of the United Mine Workers of America for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. Located in the anthracite coalfields of Pennsylvania. -
Ida Tarbell- "The History of Standard Oil"
Written by American writer and journalist Ida Tarbell, "The History of Standard Oil" uncovered many truths about the Standard Oil Company. It is credited with hastening the breakup of Standard Oil. -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
Law that established archeological sites on public lands as public resources. Federal agencies must manage these public lands to preserve the historic, scientific, and cultural values of the historic and archeological sites. -
Food and Drug Act
A series of laws to protect consumers that lead to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. It banned traffic in adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products. -
The Jungle Published
A novel written by Upton Sinclair that showed harsh conditions and lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Law that made it illegal to sell adulterated or misbranded meat products. It ensures that meat products are slaughtered and processed with strictly regulated sanitary restrictions. -
Muller v. Oregon
The owner of a laundry business, Curt Muller, was fined for allowing women to work more than 10 hours a day, which violated the Oregon law. He was fined $10, so Muller took it to the court. The Supreme Court ruled that the law upheld the constitution. -
Taft Wins
William Howard Taft, Secretary of War and Republican nominee, defeated the Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan in the 31st presidential election. With the support of Roosevelt, Taft won on the first ballot. -
16th Amendment
This amendment allows the federal government to collect an income tax from all Americans. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A factory in New York City was caught in flames, killing 145 workers. Many of the deaths were results of neglected saftey features and brought attention to dangerous conditions of factories. It also led to the development of several laws and regulations to protect workers. -
17th Amendment
This amendment gave people the ability to directly elect their senators. -
Department of Labor Established
A cabinet-level department of the government that regulates occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, and other work-related statistics. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Also known as the Revenue Act of 1913, this act re-established a federal income tax. It also lowered tariff rates, and it was sponsored by Oscar Underwood. -
Federal Reserve Act
This act made the Federal Reserve System, which is the central banking system of the U.S. Its goal was to establish economic stability with the use of a central bank to oversee monetary policy. -
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission was created to enact the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act. This act prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce." -
Federal Trade Commission Act
The Federal Trade Commission Act was made to stop unfair and deceptive business practices. It was also made to ensure adequate consumer privacy. Lastly, it was made to prevent monopolizing actions. -
Wilson Elected
In the 33rd presidential election, Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson defeated Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes.
