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Progressive Era
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Coal Strike of 1902
Workers strike for 3 days about higher wages and shorter hours. This event falls over creating economic reform because it encourages big business to abide to the workers more. -
Newlands Reclamation Act
A federal law to fund irrigation systems for the arid lands of 20 states. With this fostering efficiency opening new jobs for the people. -
Creation of The Department of Commerce and Labor
A short lived cabinet created to control big business. Creating economic reform to put them into their and allow the government to be non bias. -
United States Forest Service
Forces that maintained the forest preserves. This helped protect the social welfare of America inuring that everyplace is safe. -
Meat Inspection Act
An act passed to insure the meat industry will keep their products clean and. This fell under economic reform because the government had to whip the meat industry in shape for the people. -
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA was created to insure the consumer they were buying what was labeled on the can or box. Creating economic reform not allowing the big business to swindle the American people. -
Bureau of Mines
A cabinet created to make sure mines were ran safely and all gatherings from the mine were used. This created economic reform to insure workers were safe and mining companies had someone on them. -
Children's Bureau
The Bureau was made to help protect the children offering foster care. This protected social welfare by giving the orphaned children a good place to grow and become a working member of society. -
Revenue Act of 1913
This lowered the tariff percentage from 40% to 25%. This would help create economic reform by insuring more goods could come and go into America. -
Keating-Owens Child Labor Act
Prohibited children from working in factories and coal mines for their own safety reasons. This built upon moral improvement by keeping the peoples children safe and at home to be kids.