Progressive Era Vocabulary
Jacob Riis
Muckraker who wrote "How the Other Half Lives" and used photographs to show the poverty of tenement neighborhoods
Lincoln Steffens
Muckraker who wrote "The Shame of Cities" about political corruption
Upton Sinclair
Wrote "The Jungle" to expose problems in the meat packing industry
Muckrakers
Writers that exposed problems in Americans society in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Ida Tarbell
Muckraker who described the ruthless practices of the Standard Oil Company
Progressivism
Reform movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Pure Food and Drug Act
Laws passed by Congress during Roosevelt's administration that outlawed the improper labeling of food materials
16th Amendment
Created a graduated income tax
17th Amendment
Direct Election of Senators in each state
18th Amendment
Bans the use of alcohol (prohibition)
19th Amendment
Gives women the right to vote
21st Amendment
Repeals prohibition and the 18th Amendment
Clayton Antitrust Act
Increased the federal government power to prevent unfair business practices
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive 26th President of the United States. He earned the nickname the "Trust buster" for breaking up monopolies and corporate trusts. He was a conservationist who used executive orders to greatly protect land and natural wonders by creating federal parks.
Woodrow Wilson
Progressive 27th President that created the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission. He eventually promoted women's suffrage, and he segregated federal government and the military. He led the United States into World War I after originally isolating the country from the war. He was a major contributor to the Versailles Treaty, and helped create the League of Nations.
Federal Reserve System
Created a national banking system and controls the money supply
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
Statement written by women at the Seneca Falls convention that was a restatement of the Declaration of Independence to include women
Suffrage
the right to vote
Susan B. Anthony
fought for women's suffrage
Seneca Falls Convention
meeting held to pass a resolution that stated women were intellectually equal to men
Jane Addams
the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes
