The Progressive Era by Meg Markell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7 Problems from the Gilded Age the the Progressive Era solved en-us 2017-01-25 17:34:28 UTC 2017-01-31 04:46:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Prohibition meggiemarkell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149402019 Drunken accidents were occurring in factories, alcohol was seen as destructive for families and marriages, and the rise of Protestantism were some driving forces of the temperance movement. The temperence movement banned the production, sale, and distribution of alcohol.
BAGPIPE: belief systems- morality and moral values/religion and philosophy]]> 2017-01-25 17:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149402019 19th Amendment meggiemarkell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149407871 Fter the many struggles of women's suffrage in history the Progressive Era brought the 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote.
BAGPIPE: politics and power- liberty and rights]]> 2017-01-25 17:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149407871 Underwood-Simmons Tariff meggiemarkell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149409254 The tariff was proposed by president Woodrow Wilson in hopes of healthy competition, lower prices, and bring economic prosperity. An income tax was formed to compensate for the loss of revenue from taxes.
BAGPIPE: economy -commerce and trade]]> 2017-01-25 17:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149409254 New Freedom meggiemarkell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149411399 Wilson favored a more agricultural economy. Tariffs, banks, and trusts needed to be controlled with the abuse from the gilded age.National currency was made more flexible with the federal reserve act. Wilson felt all trusts were bad so the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 was enacted.
BAGPIPE: economy- commerce and trade]]> 2017-01-25 18:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149411399 Child Labor meggiemarkell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149415140 Child labor was widely used in the gilded age, the obvious issue here is that children are not under safe conditions in the work place. The National Child Labor Committee pushed for the end of child labor. Around 1910 many states had a minimum age and a maximum length work day/week
BAGPIPE: belief systems- morality and moral values]]> 2017-01-25 18:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149415140 Initiative and Referendum meggiemarkell https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149416269 The people were being excluded from political decisions in law making during the gilded age. Initiative gave the people rights to propose relevant laws. Referendum gave the people the rights to enact or repeal items already brought past the legislative branch with the correct munber of petition signatures.
BAGPIPE: politics and power- political process]]> 2017-01-25 18:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/meggiemarkell/3ymt49vkgzz7/wish/149416269