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Meat Inspection Act
On June 30, 1906 Theodore Roosevelt signed the Meat Inspection Act. It prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. -
National Child Labor Commitee got 30 states to ban child labor
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A massive fire at a clothing factory in Chicago greatly influenced how people viewed factory life. Killing 146 workers, it impacted business safety regulations. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act intended to establish a form of economic stability in the United States through the introduction of the Central Bank, which would be in charge of monetary policy. -
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. -
Federal Trade Act
The act was signed into law by Woodrow Wilson and outlawed unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
An act passed by Congress in 1914 that provided further clarification and substance to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 on topics such as price discrimination, price fixing and unfair business practices.
