Then groups presented.
Ch. 9.1
-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).- better conditions to people. Newlands Reclamation Act. Meat Inspection Act
-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?- people
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?- the 18th amendment was prohibited.
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?- Invested newswriters.
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer? -What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor? -What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?- Government passed a law, saying children couldn't work. Since children couldn't work it raised adults pay.
-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?- Kids couldn't work so it let adults make more.
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?-
Secret Ballot, Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Direct Primary.
-What did the 17th Amendment do?-
the people of the state could vote for there own sentors.
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.- women were allowed to work outside of the home, and to vote.
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment. - Women wanted to vote.
-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.- Susan B. Anthony- Three Step Plan. 1. Convince state legistlatures to let women vote. 2. pursed court cases to test the 14th amendment. 3. Tried to get a constiitutional amendment to let women the right to vote.
Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.- Progeressive reforms to help workers. He was the youngest president that took office.
-Square Deal- Teddy Roosevelt's plan was to help middle class people.
-Breaking up strikes- Teddy Roosevelt didn't like monopolies, he was a trust buster.
-Regulating railroads
-Regulating food and drugs- people wanted to band achole, because people thought achole was moral act.
-Conservation- The meat inspection act was fromed by Roosevelt and it made your meet cleaner.
-Civil Rights-The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency- he made a tax on imported goods.
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff- Tax on imported goods.
-Land disputes
-Breaking up trusts- Congress were trying to take the power about from big coorperations.
-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited
-Break-up of the Republican Party
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.- caused the parties to splint the republican votes.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.- Problems the republican party slip into two parties, this is why Woodrow became president. Wilson passed the Clayton Anti Trust act. Helped labor unions to exist and strikes became legal.
-Breaking up trusts- Clayton Antitrust Act and Federal Trade Act.
-Underwood Tariff
-16th Amendment- Income tax.
-Federal Reserve System- Stronger banks. These banks can issue paper money and help with loans. Banks in the reserve can save others. Bankers Bank.
-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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