Progressive Era Reforms by Natalie Hoffman

Tenement Act (1901)

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This law required tenements to have windows, toilets, and more space.

Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)

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This law made sure that foods and rugs were prepared, packaged, labeled, and sold correctly.

Meat Inspection Act (1906)

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This law required a professional to come and inspect all the meat before it is slaughtered.

Department of Labor (1913)

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The Federal Executive Department had to promote the welfare of U.S. wage earners and improve their working conditions.

Federal Reserve Act (1913)

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This act was intended to prevent national financial crises and promote economic stability.

16th Amendment (1913)

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

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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Established an eight-hour workday, with additional pay for overtime work, for interstate railroad workers.

Federal Trade Commission (1914)

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Their principal mission is the enforcement of civil antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.

Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)

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The Clayton Act seeks to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipiency.

Keating Owens Act (1916)

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A short-lived statute enacted by the U.S. Congress which sought to reduce child labor.

18th Amendment (1919)

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Established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

19th Amendment (1920)

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In effect recognizing the right of women to vote.