Groups of workers who fought for better hours, wages, and working conditions

Collective bargaining

Labor discussion with management where unions represent workers

People who replaced workers that were on strike. Also referred to as "scabs"

Settling dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of a neutral outsider

Fought for reform within agriculture, government support, and a new form of currency(free silver)

Reformers who focused on urban problems, government, and business

journalists that expose problems in society in hopes that change will be made

Required a civil service exam for government jobs, to ensure people were qualified for jobs they were offered

Interstate Commerce Act

Required railroads to publish reasonable rates, it helped cut down on railroad corruption

Pure Food and Drug Act

Law passed to ensure food was properly labeled. Passed after Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Voters can propose a law/ issue on a state ballot

Voters can accept or reject a proposed law

An election where a political party chooses its candidates for political office

Created a graduated national income tax to bring an revenue for the government

Allowed voters to directly elect state Senators instead of being appointed by party leaders

Made it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the U.S. also referred as Prohibition

Granted women the right to vote in the U.S. (women's suffrage)

Term given to a person who went after illegally formed trusts that lessened competition.

Fair and equal treatment for all. Promoted progressive laws.

Sherman Antitrust Act

First antitrust law used by the government to prohibit trusts and monopolies.

Clayton Antitrust Act

Law used by the government to target any trust that lessened competition that created monopolies.

Law created to regulate the banking system. It created 12 regional banks supervised by the government.

Allowed voters to remove officials from office

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Progressive Era

Term	Definition
Labor Unions	Groups of workers who fought for better hours, wages, and working conditions
Collective bargaining	Labor discussion with management where unions represent workers
Strikebreakers	People who replaced workers that were on strike. Also referred to as "scabs"
Arbitration	Settling dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of a neutral outsider
Populists	Fought for reform within agriculture, government support, and a new form of currency(free silver)
Progressive	Reformers who focused on urban problems, government, and business
Muckrakers	journalists that expose problems in society in hopes that change will be made
Pendleton Act	Required a civil service exam for government jobs, to ensure people were qualified for jobs they were offered
Interstate Commerce Act	Required railroads to publish reasonable rates, it helped cut down on railroad corruption
Pure Food and Drug Act	Law passed to ensure food was properly labeled. Passed after Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Initiative	Voters can propose a law/ issue on a state ballot
Referendum	Voters can accept or reject a proposed law
Direct Primary	An election where a political party chooses its candidates for political office
16th Amendment	Created a graduated national income tax to bring an revenue for the government
17th Amendment	Allowed voters to directly elect state Senators instead of being appointed by party leaders
18th Amendment	Made it illegal to make, transport, or sell alcohol in the U.S. also referred as Prohibition
19th Amendment	Granted women the right to vote in the U.S. (women's suffrage)
Trustbuster	Term given to a person who went after illegally formed trusts that lessened competition.
Square Deal	Fair and equal treatment for all. Promoted progressive laws.
Sherman Antitrust Act	First antitrust law used by the government to prohibit trusts and monopolies.
Clayton Antitrust Act	Law used by the government to target any trust that lessened competition that created monopolies.
Federal Reserve Act	Law created to regulate the banking system. It created 12 regional banks supervised by the government.
Recall	Allowed voters to remove officials from office

Created by: chenm987

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