Progressive Timeline

  • Hepburn Act

    The Hepburn Act of 1906 was a bill that fortified the powers of the interstate commerce commission and strengthened federal regulation of railroads.
  • Meat inspection Act

    It was to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat protects from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    It prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nations first consumer protection agency.
  • 16th Amendment

    The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
  • 17th Amendment

    It allowed for the direct election of US senators.
  • Federal Reserve Act

    It created the federal reserve system, known simply as the fed.
  • Federal Trade commission Act

    Empowers the agency to investigate and prevent unfair methods of completion, and unfair or deceptive acts of practices affecting commerce.
  • Clayton Antitrust Act

    This law aims to promote fair competition and prevent unfair business practices that could harm consumes.
  • 18th Amendment

    Prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" but not the consumption, private possession, or production for ones own consumption.
  • 19th Amendment

    It legally guarantees American woman the right to vote,