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Chinese Exclusion Act
A law that limited the immigration of Chinese immigrants into the United States passed by President Grover Cleveland. -
Interstate Commerce Act
A law that limited the railroad industry and allowed the government to change and control rates and prices. -
Jane Addams - Hull House
Jane Addams built the Hull House in for immigrant children and the building eventually became a kindergarten and daycare. -
Muckrackers
Journalists who wrote and fought for reforms, as well as saying that our leaders and the government were corrupt. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Law that outlawed monopolies and cartels in order to create a more competitive economy. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
A Supreme Court decision saying that segregation upheld constitutionality as the separate places were the same level of quality. -
McKinley Assassinated
Was shot twice in the abdomen by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. -
Teddy Roosevelt's - Square Deal
Brought around the idea that the government can help resolve problems in society and the economy. -
Coal Miner Strike - 1902
Strike by the United Mine Workers of America; they wanted higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of the union. -
Ida Tarbell - "The History of Standard Oil"
An exposé about John D. Rockefeller and the company he ran, Standard Oil Company. -
The Jungle Published
A novel by Upton Sinclair that showed the harsh conditions immigrants had to go through when first coming to America. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Made it a crime for misbranded or adulterated meat from being sold as food, as well as making sure all meats are slaughtered in sanitary conditions. -
Roosevelt - Antiquities Act
Was the first law to say that archaeological sites on public lands were important to preserve. -
Food and Drug Act
The first series of consumer protection laws and helped create the Food and Drug Administration. -
Muller v. Oregon
The Supreme Court upheld a law that limited female workers to 10 hours a day. -
Taft Wins
William Howard Taft wins the 1908 Presidential Election against William Jennings Bryan. -
16th Amendment
Created income tax. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A fire in a factory building in New York that killed 146 and injured 78. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Re-established a federal income tax in the United States and lowered tariff rates. -
Department of Labor Established
Department established to ensure occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, reemployment services, and some economic statistics. -
17th Amendment
Established that the senate will be composed of 2 senators from each state. Each senator will serve 6 years before the next election. -
Federal Reserve Act
Established Federal Reserve banks and have more effective supervision over banks in the United States. -
Federal Trade Commission
Stops "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce," as well as stopping unfair monopolistic practices. -
Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson wins the 1916 Presidential Election against Charles Evans Hughes
