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Chinese Exclusion Act
A law that was passed by Grover Cleveland that limited Chinese immigration to the US. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Was a US law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry. (Restricts Monopoly) -
Jane Addams- Hull House
Was a settlement house In the united states which was founded in 1889 by Jane Addams in Chicago. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
US Antitrust law that that regulates competition among enterprises. Passed under Pres. Benjamin Harrison. -
Plessy V.Ferguson
Was a decision of the US Supreme Court to uphold constitutionally of racial segregation laws for public facilities even if they are equal in quality. -
McKinley Assassinated
In office from March 4, 1897 to Sept 14, 1901. killed by Leon Czologosz. -
Coal Miner Strike of 1902
Coal Miners in Eastern Pennsylvania when on strike for higher wages and shorter work days. Also to gain recognition of their union. -
Ida Tarbell and the history of standard oil
Ida Tarbell was a journalist in the 19 hundreds who wrote a book and published it in 1904. The book was called the standard oil company. The book was wrote to expose the standard oil company's for being corrupt. -
Teddy Roosevelt's- square deal
Was President Roosevelt's domestic program which reflected three major goals. Conservation of Natural Resources, Control of corporations and consumer protection. The Three C's. -
The Jungle Published
Was a Novel written by an American Journalist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the book to portray harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the US in Industrialized cities. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Is an American law that ensures that meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. -
Roosevelt- Antiquities Act
Roosevelt signed this act to establish the first general legal protection of cultural and natural resources in the united states. -
Food and Drug Act
Was a series of significant consumer protection laws that led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. -
Muller V. Oregon
Was a law enacted that limited women to ten hours of work in factories and laundries. -
Taft Wins
Republican nominee William Howard Taft Won the Presidential election in 1908 against Democrat Williams Jennings Bryan. -
16th Amendment
Allows congress to levy an income tax without apportioning among the states on the basis of population. -
Triangle shirt waist fire
The Triangle shirtwaist fire in Greenwich village NY was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city. 146 deaths all women. -
17th Amendment
Established the popular election of United States senators by the people of the states. -
Underwood- Simmons Tariff
This act reestablished a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lower tariff rates. -
Department of labor Established
Is a Cabinet level department of the US federal government Responsible for occupational safety and unemployment insurance benefits. -
Federal Reserve Act
This Law created the federal reserve system, the central banking system of the United States. -
Federal Trade Commission Act
This act outlaws unfair methods of competition and outlaws unfair acts or practices that affect commerce. -
Federal Trade Commission
Is an independent agency of the United States whose principle mission is to enforce the civil antitrust law and promotion of consumer protection. -
Wilson Elected
President Woodrow Wilson, Democrat won the election of 1916 against Charles Evan Hughes, Republican. -
Muckrackers
Where reform minded journalist people in the US who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt.
