Progressive Era Reforms by Mackenzie Ruecker

Tenement Act (1901)

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Tenements (also called tenement houses) are urban dwellings occupied by impoverished families.

Pure food and drug act (1906)

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The act banned manufacturers from selling mislabeled products, from adulterating food with unacceptable ingredients, and from misleading consumers with false claims.

Meat inspection act (1906)

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Required certified, trained officials to inspect all animals before slaughter to ensure their health. Any found diseased would not be fit for eating.

Department of labor (1903)

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The Department of labor administers Indian training and employment efforts.

Federal Reserve Act (1913)

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The Federal Reserve Act was intended to prevent a national financial crisis and promote economic stability.

16th Amendment (1913)

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the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, which required Americans to pay income tax.

17th Amendment (1913)

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Allowed for senators to be elected by the people living in the state they represent rather than take office by appointment of the state's legislature.

Adamson Act (1916)

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This act established an 8 hour working day.

Federal Trade Commission (1914)

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The Federal Trade Commission encouraged advertisers to mention their competitors by name to enable consumers to make more informed judgments about products.

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

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The federal government further codified the prohibitions against unlawful restraints of trade and monopolies.

Keating Owens Act (1916)

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This was a law to reduce child labor.

18th Amendment (1919)

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Forbade in all U.S. territories the making, selling, or transporting of “intoxicating liquors.”

19th Amendment (1920)

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American woman were given suffrage (the right to vote) with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution