Progressive Era Vocabulary

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The Progressive Era

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Period of political and social reform that lasted roughly from the 1890s to the 1920s

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Progressive

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An individual or group seeking social, political or economic reform, often liberal leaning

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Laissez-faire Economics

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The government stays out of the economy, 'hands off'

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Muckraker

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An individual who exposed economic, social or political problems through writings and pictures

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Regulation

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Government rules, laws and controls relating to social, political and economic activities

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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

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Manufacturers must accurately label ingredients on their packages

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Federal agency that helps enforce the Pure Food and Drug Act

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Meat Inspection Act (1906)

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Law that said meat must be processed in sanitary conditions

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Upton Sinclair

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Muckraker who wrote and published The Jungle, a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry

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The Jungle

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Upton Sinclair's novel that inspired pro-consumer federal laws regulating meat, food, and drugs