The Progressive Era

journalists who exposed the corruption, scandal, and filth of society

a law letting Americans vote directly for U.S. senators

This may have been considered unfair because its emphasis was on competition and not safety

what does the word suffrage mean

system in which government owns and operates a country’s industry

a vote to remove an official before the end of his or her term

amendment banning production and sale of alcoholic drinks

African American educator who believed in improving lives rather than fight discrimination

tragic fire that killed 146 workers

Which statement best describes the result of workplace laws during the Progressive Movement

Child labor continued even after the reforms of the early 1900s because

powerful organizations that influenced local governments

Business leaders opposed granting women the right to vote mainly because they thought

law stopping the manufacture, sale, or transportation of mislabeled or contaminated food

William Howard Taft's main criticism of President Theodore Roosevelt was that he

she was famous for taking a hatchet and busting up bottles of alcohol in saloons

African American journalist who publicized lynchings in her newspaper

Theodore Roosevelt's idea for balancing the interests of consumers, laborers, & businesspeople

reformers who wanted to solve the problems of a fast-growing society

procedure allowing voters to propose a new law

vice president who became president upon McKinley’s death

His reforms angered Progressives because they did not destroy trusts completely.

Democratic president who worked to regulate tariffs, banking, and business

She founded the National Women's Party

procedure permitting voters to approve or reject a law

a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote

system in which private businesses run most industries

group worked for women’s voting rights, founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

laws that guarantee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job