U.S. History Core 100, Goal 7 The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914) – The learner will analyze the economic, political, and social.

U.S. History Core 100,U.S. History Core 100,Goal 7Goal 7

The Progressive Movement in the United The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914) – States (1890-1914) –

The learner will analyze the economic, The learner will analyze the economic, political, and social reforms of the Progressive political, and social reforms of the Progressive

Period. Period.

Republican governor of WisconsinRepublican governor of Wisconsin Encouraged the use of a direct primary:Encouraged the use of a direct primary:

All party members can vote for a candidate to All party members can vote for a candidate to run in the general electionrun in the general election

Group of Group of investigativeinvestigative American American novelists, novelists, journalistsjournalists, and critics in the , and critics in the late 1800s and early 1900slate 1800s and early 1900s

Exposed the societal issues in the slums, Exposed the societal issues in the slums, industries, prisons, sweatshops, mines, industries, prisons, sweatshops, mines, child labor, and unsanitary conditionschild labor, and unsanitary conditions

Revealed the truth to the publicRevealed the truth to the public Led to Progressive ReformsLed to Progressive Reforms

Muckraking author who wrote Muckraking author who wrote The JungleThe Jungle in 1906 in 1906

Exposed the disgusting Exposed the disgusting conditions of the conditions of the meat-meat-packing industrypacking industry

Led Theodore Roosevelt to Led Theodore Roosevelt to pass the pass the Meat Inspection Meat Inspection ActAct and eventually to the and eventually to the creation of the creation of the Food and Food and Drug AdministrationDrug Administration

Wrote, Wrote, The History of the The History of the Standard Oil Standard Oil CompanyCompany, in 1904, in 1904

Exposed Rockefeller’s Exposed Rockefeller’s business tactics and business tactics and their destructive effect their destructive effect on small businesseson small businesses

Political reform Political reform Recall, referendum, initiativeRecall, referendum, initiative

Regulate BusinessRegulate Business Social ConditionsSocial Conditions

16:16:1913, allows Congress to collect income 1913, allows Congress to collect income taxestaxes

17:17: 1913, direct election of Senators by the 1913, direct election of Senators by the peoplepeople

18:18: 1919, Prohibition: bans the manufacture, 1919, Prohibition: bans the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholsale, and transportation of alcohol Temperance MovementTemperance Movement Repealed by the 21Repealed by the 21stst

19:19: 1920, Women’s suffrage 1920, Women’s suffrage

AKA: Bull Moose PartyAKA: Bull Moose Party Formed by Theodore RooseveltFormed by Theodore Roosevelt He ran as their candidate in the He ran as their candidate in the

Presidential election of 1912Presidential election of 1912 Democratic, Woodrow Wilson won the Democratic, Woodrow Wilson won the

electionelection

BACKGROUND:BACKGROUND: Homer Plessy (1/8 Homer Plessy (1/8

African American) African American) boarded an all white boarded an all white railroad car in railroad car in LouisianaLouisiana

He refused to get off He refused to get off the car and was the car and was arrested and put in jailarrested and put in jail

RULING:RULING: Ruled against PlessyRuled against Plessy Upheld Upheld “separate but “separate but

equal”equal”• Segregation is legal as Segregation is legal as

long as the facilities for long as the facilities for each race are equaleach race are equal

• In reality, the facilities In reality, the facilities were not equal were not equal throughout the souththroughout the south

Denying someone the right Denying someone the right to voteto vote

Poll Tax:Poll Tax: pay money to pay money to votevote

Literacy Test:Literacy Test: demonstrate demonstrate your ability to read, write, your ability to read, write, and understand languageand understand language

Grandfather ClauseGrandfather Clause De jure:De jure: segregation by segregation by

lawlaw De facto:De facto: segregation by segregation by

factfact

Born into slavery in 1856Born into slavery in 1856 EducatorEducator Felt that African Americans should concentrate Felt that African Americans should concentrate

on achieving on achieving economic goalseconomic goals rather than rather than political onespolitical ones JOBSJOBS

Atlanta Compromise Speech… equal rights Atlanta Compromise Speech… equal rights eventually eventually

Founded the Founded the Tuskegee InstituteTuskegee Institute: Originally, a : Originally, a school to train black teachersschool to train black teachers Taught practical skills, such as farming and other Taught practical skills, such as farming and other

tradestrades

Criticized Atlanta CompromiseCriticized Atlanta Compromise Concerned w/ political (voting)Concerned w/ political (voting) 1905, DuBois & 28 other AA leaders met at Niagara Falls1905, DuBois & 28 other AA leaders met at Niagara Falls Meeting was one of many steps leading to the founding Meeting was one of many steps leading to the founding

of the of the NAACP NAACP in 1909in 1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Believed voting rights were essentialBelieved voting rights were essential Founded Founded The CrisisThe Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, the official magazine of the NAACP EQUAL RIGHTS NOW!!EQUAL RIGHTS NOW!!

Most successful American Most successful American automobile makerautomobile maker Model – T Model – T

Assembly LineAssembly Line: workers : workers remain stationary, each remain stationary, each one adding a different part one adding a different part to a car as it passed to a car as it passed through his stationthrough his station Production more efficient Production more efficient

and lowered the price of carsand lowered the price of cars Paid his workers $5 a dayPaid his workers $5 a day

Wright Brothers: invented the first airplaneWright Brothers: invented the first airplane SkyscrapersSkyscrapers Kodak CameraKodak Camera Movie CameraMovie Camera