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Booket T. Washington
He was an educator and a black elite -
W. E. B. Dubois
was an editor of The Crisis -
Tuskegee Institute
a black landmark that provided education to black students. -
chinese exclusion act
the first law that got passed so America could stop Chinese immigrants from coming over. -
Interstate commerce act
it was an act that showed the problems of railroad monopolies. they did this by setting restrictions and guidelines, so the railroad business could be better. -
sherman antitrust act
a law of Congress passed that prohibits monopolies. It was mainly to have economic fairness. -
Jane Addams-Hull House
A house in Chicago that aided European immigrants. -
muckrackers
journalist during the Progressive era who wanted to expose corruption -
Plessy V. Ferguson
This was a Supreme Court case. The ruling was that segregation laws do not violate the Constitution. -
McKinley assassinated
President William McKinley was assassinated by Leon. -
coal miner strike- 1902
lead to labor peace -
food and drug act
after "The Jungle" the govt passed a law that protected consumers from bad food and bad drugs. -
the jungle published
a book that was meant to exploit the worker's factory conditions. -
federal meat inspection act
prevented misbranded meat and meat products to make sure sanitary conditions are safe. -
Teddy Roosevelt's-Antiquities act
the act that is the law that established sites and lands are important public resources. -
Teddy Roosevelts - Square deal
a program that reflected his 3 major tasks. conserving natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. -
taft wins
Roosevelt publicly announced to be president again -
NAACP formed
an organization of colored people that discussed concerns that faced the black community. -
triangle shirtwaist fire
A factory in Manhattan that caught fire and was the deadliest industrial fire in Manhattan -
Wilson Elected
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was elected president. -
17th amendment
The people can vote for the senators. -
Federal reserve act
legislation that created the Federal Reserve System, introducing a central bank -
16th Amendment
Congress can tax income without having to be based on population. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
prohibits unethical cooperation action. -
Birth of a nation movie
the first movie that really showed our nation and its birth. -
19th amendment
Giving women the right to vote. -
18th amendment
Prohibiting sailing and manufacturing of alcohol unauthorized across America. -
jim crow laws
they legalized segregation and laws that hurt the black community. -
Rise of KKK
The KKK was a group that harmed and threatened the black community. They made it hard for day-to-day- life.