Progressive Era

The Populist Party

Farmers gave support to the populist party

Wanted to increase the circulation of silver > increase money > inflation for drops

Direct election of senators

Election of 1896

William J. Bryan - democratic

“Cross of Gold” speech praised farmers

Lost election to William McKinley

Third parties

Draw votes away from dem/rep

Addresses issues that major parties don’t talk about

Progressive Moment

Correct corruption

Fix inequalities (poor/wealth)

Social Gospel Movement

Social reforms

Banned child labor

Emphasized christian duty to help ppl

Muckrakers

Investigative journalists who expose corruption

Upton Sinclair

Wrote the jungle (1906)

Exposed the meat packing industry

Led to pure food drug act (FDA)

Jacob riis

How the other half lives

Jane Addams

Created a settlement house in cities

Helped assimilate immigrants (teach english)

Ida B Wells

Advocate for equality/Anti Lynching

Web Dubois

Founder of the NAACP

Wanted change IMMEDIATELY (Radical change)

Booker T Washington

Wanted african americans to have vocational skills (hands on/gradual change)

16th amendment

Congress shall have the power to lay and collect income tax

17th amendment

Direct election of senators by the people

18th amendment

Banning alcohol

Passed during progressive era

Heavily influenced by carrying nation (woman)

19th amendment

Woman’s suffrage

Theodore Roosevelt

Trust Buster

Tried to stop monopolies

Roosevelt square deal

Layne’s laws to protect consumer health

Limit Lazier fair

National park service

Passed by woodrow wilson

national park service (1916)

Interstate commerce act

Prohibit railroads from charging unfair price

Regulate rates on interstate commerce

Sherman Anti Trust act

Dissolved monopolies

Initiative

Voters could directly introduce bills

Referendum

Voters could compel legislators to put a bill on the ballot for approval

Recall

Elected officials could be reformed from office by voters in an election

Direct Democracy

Voters have a voice in government

elected officials are directly responsible for their constituents (people)

US constitution

The house of representatives shall be chosen every 2 yrs

consent of the governed

William Howard Taft

Wanted to protect the environment

Continued Roosevelt policies

National park service 1916

Created due to establishment of agricultural communities in the american frontier

Manage land resources

Seneca Falls Convention 1848

Seneca Falls NewYork 1848

Convention to fight for women’s rights

NEEDED THE RIGHT TO VOTE

Susan B Anthony

Tried to obtain suffrage in a number of western states

Lincoln Steffens

Shame of the cities (1902)

Exposed corrupt political machine bosses

Ida Tarbell

History of Standard Oil (1904)

Revealed Rockefellers ruthless business