timeline for US history

By Silver Surfer
  • Jane Addams founds Hull House

    Jane Addams founds Hull House

    Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago that provided social services to the city's poor and immigrant population. Addams became a leading figure in the Progressive movement.
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    Timeline of Progressive Era Governmental Reforms

  • Jacob Riis publishes How the Other Half Lives

    Jacob Riis publishes How the Other Half Lives

    This book exposed the squalor of New York City's slums and helped to galvanize support for Progressive reforms.
  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

    This nationwide strike by railroad workers was one of the most violent labor conflicts in American history. The strike helped to raise awareness of the plight of working-class Americans.
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Roosevelt, a Republican, was a strong proponent of Progressive reforms. He signed into law many important Progressive measures, including the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Hepburn Act.
  • The Clayton Act

    The Clayton Act

    This law strengthened the rights of labor unions.
  • The Pure Food and Drug Act

    The Pure Food and Drug Act

    This law prohibited the manufacture and sale of adulterated or mislabeled food and drugs.
  • The Hepburn Act

    The Hepburn Act

    This law gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) more power to regulate railroads.
  • The Sixteenth Amendment

    The Sixteenth Amendment

    This amendment ratified into the Constitution the federal income tax
  • The Seventeenth Amendment

    The Seventeenth Amendment

    This amendment mandated the direct election of senators by popular vote.
  • The Underwood Tariff Act

    The Underwood Tariff Act

    This law lowered tariffs, making imported goods cheaper for American consumers.
  • The Federal Trade Commission Act

    The Federal Trade Commission Act

    This law created the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate and prevent anti-trust violations.
  • The Keating-Owen Act

    The Keating-Owen Act

    This law, also known as the Adams-Keating Act, established the first federal minimum wage for children under the age of 16.
  • The Volstead Act

    The Volstead Act

    This law, also known as the National Prohibition Act, prohibited the sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
  • The Nineteenth Amendment

    The Nineteenth Amendment

    This amendment guaranteed women the right to vote.
  • The stock market crash

    The stock market crash

    This crash marked the beginning of the Great Depression, which had a profound impact on the Progressive movement.