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Progressive Era
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Pullman Strike
Workers went on strike in one of George Pullman's factories -
Coal Miner Strike in Pennsylvania
The United Mine Workers of America went on strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania -
Newlands Reclamation Act
Encouraged conservation by allowing the building of dams and irrigations systems using money from the sale of public lands -
Elkins Act
Outlawed the use of rebates by railroad officials or shippers -
Northern Securities Co. v. United States
Northern Securities Co. was a holding company created to monopolize railroads in the west -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Required that companies accurately label the ingredients contained in processed food items -
The Jungle is published
The Jungle is a book written by Upton Sinclair targeting the mistreatment of workers -
Meat Inspection Act
Required meat processing plants to be inspected to ensure the use of good meat and health-minded procedures -
Muller v. Oregon
Labor laws and child labor -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Many workers died in this fire because all of the exits were locked. Caused a chain of events to improve worker rights -
Federal Reserve Act
Created 12 district Federal Reserve Banks, each able to issue new currency and loan member banks funds at the prime interest rate -
Sixteenth Ammendment
Allows congress to levy an income tax -
Clayton Antitrust Act
Strengthened the Sherman Antitrust ACt by outlawing the creatin of a monopoly through any means, and stated that unions were not subject to antitrust legislation -
Federal Trade Act
Established the Federal Trade Commission, charged with investigating unfair business practices including monopolistic activity and inaccurate product labeling -
Nineteenth Ammendment Passed
Provided women suffrage
