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Sherman anti-trust act
congress passed this act to prevent monopolies and trusts in big businesses, this was one of the first laws to deal with monopolies and trusts. -
Jacob Riis exposes conditions in tenements
the muckraker who exposed the meat packing industry for its horrible and poor working conditions with its grueling work hours. -
Sierra club is founded
a nonprofit organization that is founded around the idea of protecting the wilderness and of natural resources. -
homestead strike
a union strike created by the people who worked for iron and steel companies, this strike lead to a fight between Pinkerton's and the union after the fight all non union people kept their jobs. -
U.S. v. E.C. Knight & Co goes to Supreme Court
the american sugar refinery creating a 98% monopoly, in tow the U.S government sued them saying it violated the Sherman anti-trust act -
Carrie Chapman Catt becomes president of the National American Women's Suffrage Association
due to Carrie Chapman Catt becoming president she was able to get women the right to vote in 1920. -
Theodore Roosevelt became president
he was a strong supporter of the conservation movement so he took steps to preserve land and make national parks, also took step to make its so businesses could not cheat people or use people like tools before. -
Anthracite Coal Strike occurs
coal workers started a strike demanding higher wages and 8 hour workday, this coal was used to heat homes to the president personally their to resolve this issue. -
beginning of Election reforms
this was the beginning of changes in government corruption causing voters to be able to recall elected officials -
Muckraker Ida Tarbell writes The History of the Standard Oil Company
this led to the creation of a book that showed how oil companies would put down any rivals that tried to rise up as a business -
Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act are passed
this was turned into a book but talked about the unsanitary ways the meat packing business would get food into the grinder or how nasty the meat really was -
Payne-Aldrich Tariff is passed
this changed 650 tariff schedules but congress did not feel like this was aggressive enough -
Mann-Elkins Act is passed
was passed to strengthen interstate commerce act -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
fire broke out at the triangle shirt waist factory and due to this led to the death of 146 garment workers. -
American Tobacco v. U.S. goes to Supreme Court
the government sued the american tobacco company for violating the Sherman antitrust act -
Woodrow Wilson is elected president of the U.S.
Woodrow Wilson is elected as america's 28th president -
16th, 17th Amendments Ratified
these amendments got ratified the 16th created income tax and the 17th created the power to elect senators in direct elections. -
Federal Reserve Act is passed
this created 12 federal reserve banks around the country observed by the federal reserve board -
Clayton Antitrust Act is passed
this act prohibits exclusive sales contracts and local price cutting -
Alice Paul forms the National Women's Party
she was a early suffrage leader in the early 20th century, she formed the national women's party in 1916 -
18th Amendment is passed
this banned the sale and anything else that has to do with alcohol. -
19th Amendment is passed
this gave women the right to vote leading to a major change overall for women rights now taking leaps and strides due to this