we are taking notes cuz our class is going over presentations
*Worker Safety/conditions---child workers rose. children helped pay family bills. reformers work toward protecting works and against child labor
*Reforming elections---since only some people could vote they reformed elections by letting more ppl vote. they allowed elections to get rid of ppl called recalls. voters chose candidates other than machines.
*Segregation--laws were passed against racial segregation. of all the great things progressives did, they didnt help blacks very much.
*Regulating food & drugs--1906-Pure Food and Drugs Act-cant sell contaminated foods and meds. law was passed bcuz they were lying about their products so they had to make truthful labels
*Conservation--1887-withdrew 45 million areas of timberlands for national forest reserve. mining comanies refused to save some land, ranchers grazed their cattle on the land, and the logging men kept cutting down trees. cities dumped untreated seewage into rivers poisoning water resources.
*Monopolies--clayton anti trust act- prohibited corporations to acquire stock from another and if they do they would create a monopoly.violators prosecuted..monopolies were made illegal-1890 sherman anti trust act.
*Taxation/Banking--larger incomes-taxed at higher rates. (federal income tax) would tax families over 4000. gov't made a bunch of money off of that. woodrow wilson spent attention on financial crisis, focused on banks and money. 1973-70% of nations banking resources was a part of the Federal Reserve System.
*Aid Organizations-helping poor..flood or disasters workers rebuilt. citizens played active role in aiding anyone that needed it. played important in city gov't
*Muckrakers--investigative reporters. lincoln steffens-leader of muckraker movement...public was concerned when they revealed the unsanitariness of meat packing companies.
*Efficiency in the workplace
*Women social changes
*Reforming Government
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