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Progressive Era test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Seneca Falls (1848) | It was the first women's rights convention lasting 2 days in New York. They discussed Social, Religious, and Civil rights for women. |
| Seneca Falls convention outcome | The solution was that granting voting rights to women will give them more say in society. Women’s Rights convention were then held annually. |
| “The Declaration of Sentiments” | It described the rights that were taken away from women, but given to men. It alines with the Women’s Suffrage Movement. |
| Socialism | The government distributes wealth and social services, It is against capitalism and for social equality. |
| The Social Labor Party | They were anti-capitalist and believed that socialism only helped big companies and businessmen. They wanted to even out reasourced to give lower class equal opportunity. They wanted unions and social welfare programs for the U.S. |
| Settlement Houses | Over half of all Americans lived in cities then. Settlement houses were used by mainly immigrants to integrate them into American Society. The settlement houses included community centers offering classes, recreation, and public areas. |
| Jane Addams | She opened a settlement house called the Hull House in Chicago. It became the most successful in America. |
| Plessy v Ferguson (1896) | Plessy sued Ferguson for going against the 14th Amendment “Seperate but equal.” The case was focused on whether the Seperate Car Act was fair and constitutional. it was constitutional because they were only separated and everyone had the same service. |
| Effect of Plessy v Ferguson | Segregation became legal in the U.S. |
| National Consumers’ League (NCL) (1899) | They supported worker rights. They created the "White Label" on products. They were one of the many reforms created after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. |
| "White Label" | Products with the label meant that the labor practices of the company passed the NCL’s requirements. |
| Tenement Act of 1901 | It forced the landlords to take care of the building for the tenants. Lighting was required in public hallways. There had to be at least 1 toilet for 2 families. Outhouses were no longer allowed in New York Slums. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | He was very well-liked by the public and served two terms of presidency. He was a progressive who was against monopolies and helped increase the safety of food with the Meat Inspection Act. Set aside 5 national parks. |
| Theodore Roosevelt's nickname | The “trust buster.” |
| The Pure Food and Drug Act | Forced manufacturers to clearly label food and medicine. |
| Bull Moose Party/Progressive Party. | Roosevelt's political party. |
| Square Deal (1904) | It was a plan created by president Roosevelt. He went after and took down monopolies. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was in place at the time, but it was ineffective. |
| Muckrakers | They were journalists who wanted to expose problems in American society. |
| Lincoln Stephans | He was a muckraker. He wrote The Shame of Cities on political machines in the U.S. He wanted justice against against corruption in the government. |
| William Howard Taft | Shared some of the same views as Roosevelt, but he was more conservative. He broke up over twice the amount of tariffs Roosevelt did and helped pass the 16th amendment. |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (1909) | The oldest civil rights group and involved many races. The purpose was to create total equality for African Americans. They protested lynchings and segregation in the government. they used illegal challenges, economic boycotts, and demonstrations |
| Booker T Washington and Florence Kelly | Founder and co-founder of the NAACP |
| Web Dubois | He worked with the NAACP for his fight toward equal education and civil rights. |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911) | The fire started at 4:40 pm in Manhattan New York. The 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the building caught on fire. People jumped from the windows, many were either not caught by the fire nets or they hit the ground through the net. |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire effects | The owners were never punished and they each gained $60,000. The Factory Investigating Commision was created to look after factory safety and oversee that employers met certain standards. |
| New Freedom (1912) | The New Freedom was a campaign used by Woodrow Wilson in election of 1912. It aimed to create an equal and fair economy. He wanted to take away power from monopolies and corporate influence in politics and for small business and all workers to do well. |
| Woodrow Wilson | He created the Federal Reserve System. He made the Clayton Anti-Trust Act to stop unfair business practices. He reduced tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War. |
| Federal Reserve System | A private banking system that was under federal control. It made credit more available to all. |
| 16th Amendment (1913) | The 16th Amendment was a federal income tax. It was passed 1 year after President Taft left office. |
| 17th Amendment (1913) | Allowed senators to be voted for directly by voters. |
| National Women’s Party (NWP) (1916) | The leaders were Alice Paul and Lucy Burns and made entirely up of young, progressive women. They picketed in front of the white house, even when the country declared war. They pushed for amendments to the constitution. |
| National Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) | NAWSA did not have all of the same views as NWP. They did not support the picketing. They were mainly older and more traditional women. Their leaders were Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt. |
| Prohibition (1919) | Prohibition followed the passing of the 18th amendment. A rise in gangsters were seen providing illegal alcohol. People in support of prohibition used political cartoons to describe dangers of addiction and violence from drinking. |
| Carrie Nation | She was a part of the temperance movement. She threw hatchets in the windows of saloons to encourage the closure. She founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Movement. |
| 18th Amendment (1919) | The amendment prevented any selling, manufacturing, or distribution of alcohol. There was a rise in “bootlegging” the alcohol and organized crime. Led to prohibition. |
| 19th Amendment (1920) | The amendment gave women the right to vote. Both NAWSA and NWP pushed for women’s suffrage. NAWSA used a state-by-state approach. NWP pushed for a constitutional amendment. |
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