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Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States -
Interstate Commerce Act
Law that gave the ability to regulate the railroad industry to the Federal government to prevent monopolies. -
Muckrakers
Journalist that exposed the truth about the American Society. These people soon lead up to the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Outlawed Monopolies -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Homer Adolph Plessy took the only seat left in a whites only cart and refused to move when told. He was arrested and put into jail. Plessy made a petition against judge Hon. John H. Ferguson. Claiming that the law violated the 14th amendment Equal Protection Law. Supreme Court said African Americans were "separate-but-equal" and they get political rights but not social rights. -
Square Deal- Theodore Roosevelt
A plan that Roosevelt involving the three C's; Control Corporations, Customer protection and Conservation of natural resources. -
Assassination of President William McKinley
William McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in New York. Was killed by Leon Czolgosz. -
Coal Miner Strike
Strike by the coal miner union in eastern Pennsylvania. Started in May and ended October 23. Wanted $8 hourly, shorter workdays, and their union to be recognized. -
Ida Tarbell- "The History of Standard Oil"
Ida Tarbell, a muckraker, exposed the unfair practice of the Standard Oil Company, which caused the U.S. government to break up the company. -
The Jungle
Written by Upton Sinclair that explains the horrors of the food, especially meat packing, industries as well as the work society. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Act that made it illegal to sell misbranded meat for food and required inspections for processing. -
Food and Drug Act
Act passed that prohibited the sale of misbranded food and drugs. This eventually lead to the creation of the FDA
