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Sherman Antitrust Act
Authorized the federal government to institute proceedings against trusts in order to dissolve them -
Plessy Vs Ferguson
-Ruled that segregation was legal
-"Separate but Equal"
-Jim Crow laws -
Anthracite Coal Strike
Coal miners went on strike,threatening the nation's coal supply.Lasted May 12-Oct 23,1902. -
Theodore Roosevelt Became President
President Mckinley was assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt became president. -
Meat Inspection Act
Consumer Protection was a square deal.Roosevelt was outraged by the jungle and passed the act.Which also regulating food and drugs.Meat Inspection Act gave federal government authority to inspect meat. -
Election of 1908
-Roosevelt was popular but didnt wanna run for a third term
-He hand picked William Taft to continue progressivism
-Roosevelt popularity helped taft win the election -
16th Amendment
This law made it legal for congress to pass an income tax.Passed by congress July 2,1909 and ratiffed February 3,1913. -
Election of 1912
Candidate:Theodore Roosevelt,Woodrow Wilson,William Taft,Eugene V. Debs.
Results:Woodrow Wilson won the election. -
17th Amendment
This law established the direct election of senators by citizens as a way to expand democracy and by pass the control of political machines.Passed by congress May 13,1912 and ratified on April 8,1913. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
-Law limited trusts further and helped small business compete
-Helped labor
-Legalized peaceful strikes -
18th Amendment
-Law established nationwide prohibition
-Many progressives felt alcohol caused many problems and pushed for prohibition
-21st amendment repealed this amendment -
19 Amendment
-Law gave women suffrage nationwide
-Passed June 4th 1919
-Ratified August 18th 1920 -
Progress Era Ends
-Events in WW1 helped end the progressive era
-Led many reforms that improved life for americans
-Conditions for blacks did not improve
-Expanded the role of government
-Federal government improving conditions in the united states