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Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Pendleton Service Act made sure that the more qualified people were hired before the less qualified friends and family. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act was made to help control monopoly. -
The Homestead Strike
The purpose of the homestead strike was to protest a proposed wage cut. -
Booker t Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech
He talked about how African Americans should accept social segregation as long as whites gave them and educational opportunity, justice in courts, and economic progress. -
First Airplane Flight
The pilot was Orville, the plane was in the air for 12 seconds and went 120 feet. -
Pure Food and Drug Act Laws
There were no laws made, the food and drug act required all foods meant for humans to eat, had to pass a strict test to make sure it was clean. -
President Taft
Only man to hold the highest in the judicial and executive branches of the U.S. government. -
First Model T Automobile
Henry Ford mad the first automobile, he wanted it to be simple to use, durable, and affordable. -
NAACP Created by W.E.B. Dubois
The NAACP stands for National Association for the advancement of colored people, it was created because there was ongoing violence against black people. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The fire started in a factory where mostly young women worked and had little time to escape. -
The 16th Amendment
The purpose of the 16th amendment was to make income tax, military and defense, social security, and healthcare improve. -
Women’s Suffrage Parade in Washington D.C.
The purpose for this parade was to “march in a spirit protest against the present political organization of society from which women are excluded. -
The 17th Amendment
The purpose of the 17th amendment was to direct election of senators to make democracy more democratic. -
President Wilson
Left a complex legacy that divided many branches of the federal employees. -
The 18th Amendment
The purpose of the 18th amendment was to lower alcohol consumption, so the law was prohibition of alcohol. -
The 19th Amendment
The purpose of the 19th amendment was to let woman vote/ woman suffrage and it makes democracy more democratic. -
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt accomplished many things including, expand in national parks and forests and was efficient with the use of natural resources.