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Progressive Era Must Knows

Terms in this set (29)

16th Amendment
required Americans to pay an income tax.
Initiative
allows citizens to proposed laws directly on a ballot.
Progressive Movement
aimed at correcting the political and social injustices resulting from industrialization.
Tariff
tax on imported goods
Settlement House
an all-purpose community center for poor people living in crowded cities
Muckrakers
reporters, writers, and social scientists exposed the abuses of industrial society and government corruption.
Populist Party
a new national political party representing the "common man" - farmers, industrial workers, and miners proposing a 8 hour workday, progressive income tax, government ownership of railroads, free silver.
Free Silver
unlimited coinage of silver to increase money supply.
18th Amendment
prohibition of the sale, manufacture, transport of alcohol
Jane Addams
progressive reformer known for establishing the Hull House.
Ida B Wells
social reformer that organized a national anti-lynching crusade.
Spoils System
government jobs given to supporters as reward for contribution to politicians.
Social Gospel
called for social reforms as a duty of Christians to enhance the lives of the less fortunate.
William J. Bryan
Democratic candidate in the election of 1896 gained support of Populist Party for his "Cross of Gold "speech
Pure Food and Drug Act
protected consumer's health and welfare by insuring quality products
Upton Sinclair
muckraker that wrote of the abuses in the meat packing industry in "The Jungle"
Recall
elected officials could be removed from office by special election
17th Amendment
allows for the direct election of Senators
Square deal
Teddy Roosevelt's progressive legislative program aimed at protecting the public health and preventing false claims by business owners
19th Amendment
government cannot deny the right to vote based on gender
Meat Inspection Act
direct result of the book "The Jungle"
Federal Reserve Act
created government agency that controls monetary policy
Referendum
process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by their legislature
W.E.B DuBois
African-American reformer that founded the NAACP
Theodore Roosevelt
progressive president known as the trust buster, identifying companies as good trusts and bad trusts
Temperance Movement
movement led mostly by women like Francis Willard to eliminate alcohol
Booker T. Washington
proposed that African-Americans achieve equality gradually through job training and education
Woodrow Wilson
Democrat elected President in 1912 as a result of a split in the Republican Party (Bull Moose Party)
William H. Taft
succeeded Roosevelt as President, followed many of his trust-busting policies
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