The Progressive Era

Gilded age

1870ish- 1920ish

Progressive era

1890ish-1920ish

The GA and PE

overlap

PA compared to the GA had…

-less laissez-faire (more gov’t involvement)

-limits on free market capitalism

bureaucracy

more gov’t departments and agencies, which means larger and more expensive gov’t

limits on free market capitalism means..

more laws, regulations, and oversight

Who gave the “New Liberty” speech?

Theodore Roosevelt

“New Liberty” speech

1912, extend gov’t power, secure liberty for men and women

Boss tweed

provided new immigrants food, shelter, and basic needs in exchange for votes

Old New York County Courthouse

$13 mil to make but since its from the gov’t boss tweed gets a portion of that money

Tammany Hall

a “political machine” bc it manipulates politics in NYC heartlessly and efficiently

Tenements

bad living conditions

Bad things of PA and GA

impure food, abusive monopolies and trusts, child labor

Muckrakers

Journalists, photographers all help expose problems and inform the public