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The government became more responsive and efficient. The Seventeenth Amendment (1913) provided for direct election of senators rather than their appointment. Moreover, "initiative" put proposed laws on ballots to be voted on using "referendum." "Recall" gave voters the power to remove elected officials from office through petition and a vote. 

Women's suffrage was another major change. The arguments against this stated that most women do not care about politics or that they could double or cancel their husband's vote. The first state to allow suffrage was Wyoming (1890). Later, the contributions women made from World War I gave them enough momentum to get the Nineteenth Amendment passed.

A third change involved anti-immigration laws. Several previous presidents had vetoed bills restricting immigration until eventually, Congress overrode a veto. The Gentlemen's Agreement (1907) required literacy tests for those who wished to permanently settle in the United States, substantially restricting many potential immigrants from staying in the U.S.]]> 2017-01-25 14:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/149320583 lukas_brazdeikis https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/149324971 During the progressive era, organizations pushed for the banning of alcohol. At first, they attempted to persuade individuals from drinking and later resorted to harsher means by trying to ban it altogether. Gaining support by churches, prohibition movements backed only “dry” candidates for elected office. By 1917 almost two-thirds of the states had banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol. This caused the U.S to enact the 17th amendment banning all alcohol. 

Black rights and equality were somewhat changed during this era. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois began the Niagara Movement (1905) which pressed for political and economic equality for blacks. In 1910, his group joined with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Their most significant achievements were successfully upholding the 14th and 15th amendment that kept the black rights that were constantly being violated.

Child and female labor improvements occurred during this era.  Lewis Hine, a leader of The National Child Labor Committee that showed, through photographs, boys, and girls as young as eight years of age working with dangerous equipment in coal mines and factories. His efforts resulted in a minimum work age and work week by 1910. For women, the 10 hour work day was established in the Muller v. Oregon (1908) case. Also, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire established a 54‐hour work week for women, prohibited young girls from working, and imposed new safety regulations.]]> 2017-01-25 14:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/149324971 lukas_brazdeikis https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/149332548
The 1920's saw an end of monopolies. There became more public ownership of various facilities (water, gas, etc.) which led to lower rates than private companies. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company got dissolved under Taft's presidency and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1911).

Moreover, there were many regulatory changes made by various presidents. Roosevelt eliminated rebating, expanded the capabilities of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and enforced food regulatory acts. Taft expanded on Roosevelt's ideas by allowing the ICC to regulate more companies. He also set up standards for mine safety and the Federal Children's Bureau. President Wilson significantly pushed down trusts. His Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) built on the Sherman Antitrust Act and outlawed various sketchy business practices and allowed labor unions. Finally, he set a minimum working age.

Roosevelt tried to conserve natural resources. Moreover, he set land aside for national forests, animal reserves,  and national parks and monuments. He once asked, "what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the oil... are exhausted?" His attempts changed the economy by limiting the growth of large resource-eating companies.

Lastly, a fourth economic change was tariff and banking reform, mainly by President Wilson. He passed the Underwood-Simmons Tariff (1913) which lowered established tariff rates. He set up the first federal income tax, directed towards the wealthy. Also, he set up Federal Reserve banks, which could regulate economic and business growth.]]> 2017-01-25 14:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/149332548 lukas_brazdeikis https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/150422411 Click to enlarge or visit: https://goo.gl/CqZcDI]]> 2017-01-31 01:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/150422411 macrobot7 https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/150423881 The progressive era is similar to the Jacksonian Era in the context of suffrage, tariffs, and political reforms. In the progressive era, voting rights were extended to black men and all women. This era reflected Jacksonian Era when the right to vote was expanded to encompass the "common man." Moreover, both periods saw new, important tariffs. The 1820's saw the Tariff of 1824 along with the Tariff of Abominations. The Progressive Era saw the Underwood‐Simmons Tariff in 1913. Also, both eras also share the quality of new political reforms. Progressivism established the direct primary, initiative (a process for putting a proposition on a ballot), referendum (allowing the people to enact legislation that the state can't or refuse to), and recall (the ability for voters to remove elected officials from office). Similar reforms during Jackson's presidency include the Australian Ballot (printed ballots to give the voter a more independent voice) and the overall shift from the selection of members of the Electoral College from their legislature directly to independent voters. All in all, the Progressive Era shared many qualities with the Jacksonian Era nearly a century earlier.]]> 2017-01-31 02:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lukas_brazdeikis/add1fm9xppq6/wish/150423881