Progressive Era Reforms by Elijah Blankson

Tenement Act (1901)

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The Tenement House Act not required improvements on ventilation, toilets, and light but set standards that all but banned the construction of buildings on 25-foot-wide lots.

Pure Food And Drug Act(1906)

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A series of legislation designed to regulate the quality of food and pharmaceutical products.

Meat Inspection Act(1906)

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The Meat Inspection Act was based on the premise that the government had the responsibility of protecting consumers from harmful products unfit for human consumption.

Department of Labor (1903)

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It was in this context that in early January, 1903, Roosevelt called for the creation of a Department of Commerce and Labor, to include a Bureau of Labor and a Bureau of Corporations. The functions of those agencies would be to investigate the operations and conduct of corporations and to provide information about business structure, operations, and working conditions. The bill creating the department also provided for six other bureaus within the department, dealing with matters of immigration, the census, navigation, fisheries, standards, and business statistics.

Federal Reserve Act (1913)

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

16th Amendment (1913)

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On February 25, 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, which required Americans to pay income tax. It took nearly four years of debate to get this amendment passed.

17th Amendment(1913)

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It 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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Fixed minimum wages and maximum hours for railroad workers.

Federal Trade Commission (1914)

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC), The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government charged with preventing unfair or deceptive trade practices.

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

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Clayton Antitrust Act, law enacted in 1914 by the United States Congress to clarify and strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890).The Sherman Antitrust Act is, the first legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress (1890) to curb concentrations of power that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition.

Keating Owens Act (1916)

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The bill prohibited the products of child labor from interstate commerce.

18th Amendment (1919)

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The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbade in all U.S. territories the making, selling, or transporting of “intoxicating liquors.” It was passed on January 16, 1919.

19th Amendment(1920)

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On August 18, 1920, American women were given suffrage (the right to vote) with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .