Progressivism Era

Clayton Antitrust Act

gave more powers to the unions - social

Pure Food and Drug Act

required federal inspection of food and drugs - social

settlement houses

established by Jane Addams to help immigrants settle in America - social

19th Amendment

Allowed women to vote - political

Square Deal

established good trusts from bad trusts - political

Initiative

citizens could propose laws - political

Adamson Act

established 8-hour work days - economic

Federal Reserve Act

set up a system of federal banks - economic

Elkins Act

Imposed fines on railroads that gave special rates to favored shippers - economic

national reclamation act

encouraged irrigation of arid land, founded irrigation products - environmental

National Parks

created by Teddy Roosevelt, preserving over 100 million acres of land - environmental