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Laws CW to 20s

Laws passed from Civil War to 1920s

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Used funding from public land sales to make sure thta industrial growth did not destroy limited natural resources of the land; built irrigation projects; part of TR's conservation efforts Newlands Reclamation Act
Political candidates forbidden from soliciting contributions from government workers; established the civil service commission; passed after Garfield's assassination Pendleton Act
Attempt to solve increasing immigration problem and labor violence against the Chinese Chinese Exclusion Law
Clarified the Sherman Antitrust Act and recognized the right of unions to strike, boycott, and picket. Was regarded as labor's Magna Carta Clayton Antitrust Act
Passed in response to Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle Meat Inspection Act
Made illegal any criticism of the government and used to imprison Eugene Debs Sedition Act
Used money from the sale of lands to give aid to the states to establish state colleges Morrill Land Act
Enacted fines and imprisonment or obstructing recruitment for the draft Espionage Act
Outlawed trusts and other restraints of trade Sherman Antitrust Act
High tariff in 1897 that served to promote business confidence and helped the economy recover from a severe depression and make Republicans become identified with ecnomic prosperity McKinley Tariff
Forced the treasury to buy silver each month in an attempt to raise the price of silver and stop the drain of gold; later repealed after the panic of Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Provided for a commission to oversee fair RR rates and prohibited rebates and discriminatory practices; allowed the government to investigate and oversee RR activities Interstate Commerce Commission
Well-meaning, but failed attempt to turn Indians into farmers; desired to treat Indians as individuals as opposed to members in a trib Dawes Severalty Act
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