Progressive Era Reforms Timeline

  • Pendleton Act

    This act was enacted to make sure people were given position in the government based on merit instead of political affiliation
  • Antiquities Act

    The act was made to protect Native American ruins and artifacts. It was also put in to stop people building on national park land.
  • Meat Inspection Act

    The act ensured that the meat was cut in a sanitary area, this helped protected the American Diet
  • Clayton Anti-Trust Act

    This stopped companies from monopolizing industries.
  • 19th Amendment (Suffrage for Women)

    This Amendment was set in place to deny the government right to deny any person to vote