Progressive Era

A time of social, political, and economic change and progress in the United States.

• Civil War

• Reconstruction

• Progressive Era

A law created to prevent companies from lying about what is in their food and medicine products.

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Good Food Act

• Clean Medicine Act

The first time a law was created to attack and break up big businesses (monopolies/trusts)

• Roosevelt Act

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Monopoly Act

Laws put in place to protect children in the work place. Including a minimum age children had to be to go to work.

• Child Labor Laws

• Children Work Act

• Freedom Act

The act of protecting and saving the United States of Americas natural resources by creating national parks.

• A. Conservation Act

• A. Natural Act

• National Parks Act

A progressive president who fought for fair business practice, workers’ rights, conservation, and safe products being sold to the people.

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Theodore Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt’s policy that all people should get a fair and honest chance for success.

• Square Deal

• Round Deal

• Hard Deal

Meat could now be checked by the government.

• Meat Inspection Act

• Meat Check Act

• Meat Pureness Act

A word that describes people as a whole from wealth, race, religion, and gender.

• Social

• Political

• Economic

A word that describes the government and their actions.

• Political

• Economic

• Social