Progressive Era

New immigrants arriving on the East coast gained admission at

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Liberty Island

• Governor's Island

Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol

• 21st Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society

• Investigative Journalists

• Muckrakers

• Social Commentators

• Political Analysts

This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses.

• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

• Great Chicago Fire

• San Francisco Earthquake

• Hindenburg Disaster

Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Food Safety Modernization Act

• Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

• Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

How did the reforms listed above impact America?

• They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government.

• They limited the power of the federal government.

• They increased the influence of corporations in politics.

• They established a system of checks and balances.

Who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

• Jane Addams

• Ellen Gates Starr

• Lillian Wald

• Frances Perkins

Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to

• decrease Chinese immigration

• increase Chinese immigration

• promote Chinese culture

• establish trade relations with China

A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to:

• expand rights for African Americans

• help western farmers fight unjust economic practices

• provide support for the banking industry

• enable big business to expand without government interference