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Chinese Exclusion Act
The first immigration law to exclude an entire ethnic group. Prohibited Chinese immigrants to immigrate to United States. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Law that was passed in order to combat the railroads' monopoly. It required that railroad rates were "reasonable and just." However, the act did not grant the federal government the power to fix those specific rates. -
Jane Adams - Full House
The Hull House provided a sanctuary for immigrants where they could learn and stay. It offered daycare, nurseries, and later higher learning. -
Muckrakers
Muckrakers were investigative journalists and reporters who worked to expose the corrupt and disenfranchised. Jacob Riis worked to bringing the conditions that the poor were forced to live in to light. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
First legal measure taken by the US government to combat trusts, monopolies, and cartels. It prohibited all monopolistic business practices. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Established constitutionality of racial segregation. Case was a result of an incident in which an African American man named Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks. The supreme court ruled that his rights were not being violated. This case set a legal precedent that stood for years and resulted in the passing of Jim Crow laws and separate but equal public accommodations. -
McKinley assassination
President McKinley was shot and killed at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. He was shot by Leon Czolgosz. -
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
Deal was designed to conserve natural resources, combat large corporations, and protect consumers. The Deal took place over years but began on his inauguration day. -
Coal Miner Strike of 1902
The miners of the United Mine Workers of America in Pennsylvania strike for higher wages, recognition of their union, and shorter workdays. -
Ida Tarbell - "The History of Standard Oil"
Ida Tarbell was an american female writer who exposed the corrupt practices of Standard Oil which was run by John D. Rockefeller. Her writing helped bring light to corrupt business practices and inspired other reporters to expose these corrupt practices. -
The Jungle
The Jungle was a novel written by Upton Sinclair who worked to expose the harsh conditions that immigrants had to live in and face everyday in industrialized cities. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
Outlawed the adulteration or mislabeling of meat and meat products. The act also required that the meat be processed in regulated sanitary environment. -
Roosevelt's Antiquities Act
Law that protects archaeological sites on public lands. It requires that the federal agencies that manage the land to protect these sites. -
Food and Drug Act
Was the first of many laws protecting the quality of food and drugs. Set requirements for what can be in the food and drugs and how the drugs and food are labeled. Led the way to the Formation of the FDA. -
Muller V. Oregon
Supreme Court case that ruled that upheld an Oregon law that limited the maximum amount of hours women could work. -
Taft Wins
Taft defeats the incumbent President William Jennings Bryan. He worked as the Secretary of War. -
Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
A fire occurred in a building where women were sewing shirts however it did not have proper safety precautions the resulted in the fire spreading and trapping workers in the building. This event led to multiple new reforms regarding safety. -
16th Amendment
Established Congress's right to impose a federal income tax. -
Establishment of the Department of Labor
The Department of Labor is responsible for ensuring the safety of employees and their fair treatment. For example they are responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, and reemployment services. -
17th amendment
Established that US senators were to be elected through a popular vote rather than by state legislatures. -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Re-established a federal income tax and lowered tariffs. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act established a central bank to oversee all monetary policy. It gave the federal banks the ability to print money. It established the Federal Reserve. This was one of the most influential financial reforms. -
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission Act which outlaws unfair or deceptive practices regarding commerce. The Commission also has the power to act against monopolistic practices. -
Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson defeats Supreme Court Justice, Charles Evans Hughes.
