Objective 7.02 Analyze how different groups of Americans made
economic and political gains during the Progressive Period Slide 2
Jane Addams Social reformer that started a settlement house called
The Hull House Slide 3 16 th Amendment Income Tax Amendment to the
Constitution Slide 4 17 th Amendment Direct Election of Senators
Amendment to the Constitution Slide 5 18 th Amendment Prohibition
Amendment to the Constitution AKA Volstead Act Slide 6 19 th
Amendment Womens Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution Slide 7
Carrie Nation Female that worked for prohibition by walking into
saloons with a hatchet and scolding customers while destroying
liquor bottles Slide 8 Anthracite Coal Strike Coal Strike of 1902,
United Mine workers go on strike, President T. Roosevelt threatens
to send in the military to take over the mines if the workers do
not go back to work Slide 9 Northern Securities vs. US, 1904
Railroad Trust headed by J.P. Morgan, broken up by the Sherman
Anti-trust Act Slide 10 American Tobacco vs. US, 1911 Sherman
Anti-trust Act used to break up American Tobacco into several
different companies Slide 11 US vs. EC Knight, 1895 Showed weakness
in the Sherman Anti- trust Act, could not break up sugar monopoly
Slide 12 Payne-Aldrich Tariff, 1909 Tax on imports in the history
of the United States, it split the Republican Party between Taft
and Roosevelt Slide 13 Mann-Elkins Act Made it illegal for
railroads to give rebates for using a particular railroad company
extended the Interstate Commerce Act to include communications
Slide 14 Robert Lafollette Republican from Wisconsin, lead way in
regulating big business, especially railroad industry Slide 15
Election of 1912 Woodrow Wilson vs. William Howard Taft and Teddy
Roosevelt, won by Wilson Slide 16 Progressive Party/Bull Moose Name
given to Progressive Party in 1912 Presidential Election, candidate
from this 3rd party was Theodore Roosevelt Slide 17 Federal Reserve
Act Divided the nation into 12 banking districts and established a
regional central bank in each one, purpose was to solidify the
currency and stabilize the economy Slide 18 Quiz Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Describe at least 2 specific
Facts/Events/Court Cases that occurred during the tenure of each of
the Progressive Era Presidents. Answer the question. How successful
were the Progressive Era Presidents in leading reform efforts?
