Progressivism

1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 

• Upton Sinclair 
• Lincoln Steffens 
• Jacob Riis 
• Frank Norris 

What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?

• starting a system of women’s colleges
• winning elections for public office
• securing the right to vote
• separating men and women in prison

Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health? 

• William McKinley
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Calvin Coolidge
• Herbert Hoover

Main goal of most muckraking journalists?

• Gain fame through articles of high popular interest

• Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention

• Increase public awareness of America's great potential

• End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business

Nativists are against...

• Corruption

• African Americans

• Railroads

• Immigrants

Jane Addams:

• was both a muckraker and founder of the Settlement House Movement

• was a critic of big business, especially Standard Oil Company.

• supported laws to protect women and children through her WTU.

• was a radical suffragette.

16th Amendment

• Abolished Slavery

• Prohibited Alcohol

• Grants Citizenship to African Americans

• Collecting taxes on income

18th Amendment

• Prohibits Women's Suffrage

• Prohibits Alcohol

• Prohibits Child Labor

• Prohibits immigrants from entering the country

17th Amendment

• Direct Election of Senators

• Direct Election of Governors

• Direct Election of the US President

• Direct Election of Mayors

I passed the Meat Inspection Act

• Taft

• Wilson

• Roosevelt