STAAR Unit 3: 1890 -1920

Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public

1st black person to earn Ph.D. from Harvard, encouraged blacks to resist systems of segregation and discrimination.

1883 law that stated federal employees could not be required to contribute to campaign funds nor be fired for policies

Amendments: Allows the government to collect an income tax

a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate

African American journalist. published statistics about lynching, urged African Americans to protest.

aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life

Amendments: Gave women the right to vote

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs.

Amendments: Allows for direct election of senators

established in 1916 tasked with managing the 14 national parks and 21 national monuments

A procedure by which voters can introduce a law or a constitutional amendment.

1914 law that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban areas (cities)

26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal"

Americans who feared that immigrants would take jobs and impose their Roman Catholic beliefs on society

social reformer who campaigned for women's rights, the temperance, and was an abolitionist. National Women's Suffrage

Social reformer who worked to improve the lives of the working class. In 1889 she founded Hull House in Chicago.

muckraker who shocked the nation when he published The Jungle (book) that showed details about the meat packing industry

nickname for the new Progressive Party, which was formed to support Roosevelt in the election of 1912

A movement that developed within religious institutions and sought to apply the teachings of Jesus directly to society

The Progressive movement was interested in furthering social and political reform, curbing political machines

Worked for women's suffrage as President of the Women's Temperance Union

Amendments: Prohibits the manufacture, sell, and distribution of alcohol

27th president of the U.S.; Moved cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff

a 1913 law that set up a system of federal banks and gave government the power to control the money supply

Political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite