Progressive Era Reforms by Penelope Willcoxon

Tenement Act (1901)

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The Tenement House Act required improvements on ventilation, toilets, and lights, it also banned the construction of buildings on 25-foot-wide lots.

Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)

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The Pure Food & Drug 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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The Meat Inspection Act required certified, trained officials to inspect all animals before slaughter to ensure their health.

Department of Labor (1903)

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The federal government in the 1900s would examine, expose, and intervene in the transactions of business, labor-management disputes, and other issues considered important to the national economy.

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.

17th Amendment (1913)

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The Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution called for the election of two U.S. senators from every state by popular vote

Adamson Act (1916)

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The Adamson Act guaranteed labor's support for Wilson in the 1916 campaign.

Federal Trade Commission (1914)

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The Federal Trade Commision field filled complaint against both mergers as constituting unfair competition under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

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The Clayton Antitrust Act was designed to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 by fully codifying specific illegal Antitrust activities.

Keating Owens Act (1916)

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The Keating Owens Act prohibited the interstate shipment of products made in factories or mines that employed children under fourteen years of age or that allowed children between fourteen and sixteen years of age to work more than eight hours a day.

18th Amendment (1919)

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The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbade in all U.S. territories the making, selling, or transporting of "intoxicating liquors".

19th Amendment (1920)

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As a result of the 19th Amendment, an estimated eight million women voted in the 1920 presidential elections for the first time.