https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l An era of activism and reform. en-us 2021-04-17 01:57:32 UTC 2026-01-31 11:14:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427601898 The goals of the progressive era were modernization, focusing on family and education, government reform, prohibition, and women's suffrage.
Modernization - Focus shift from rural to urban and simplifying processes through technology.
Focusing on family and education - Promote the ideas of morality and make the American society a better place to live.
Government reform - Clean up corruption and improve lives of immigrants and factory workers.
Prohibition - Alcohol production and sales were prohibited as part of the morality focus.
Women's suffrage - Women fought for the right to vote so they would be treated equally in both economics and politics.]]> 2021-04-17 02:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427601898 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427612401 In the Progressive Era more than 15 million immigrants arrived in the U.S. That added to the diversity and the work force, but they were all very and poor and didn't speak English so they were taken advantage of.]]> 2021-04-17 02:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427612401 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427617786 As the United States industrialized there was a big increase in large companies. Many of them became monopolies, such as steel, oil, railroads, etc. These monopolies took over smaller companies and ran their businesses anyway they wanted.]]> 2021-04-17 02:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427617786 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427618553 The need for factory workers was high, but those jobs were filled by immigrants and lower class workers. They worked long hours, and were subject to dangerous working conditions, low wages, and unsanitary workplaces.]]> 2021-04-17 02:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427618553 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427626165 Lower class and immigrant families often had many children. In order to afford to live children were put to work in the factories. They were not able to attend school and worked long hours at very difficult and dangerous jobs.]]> 2021-04-17 02:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427626165 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427629009 Muckrakers were journalists dedicated to reform. They often exposed corruption in their newspaper and magazine articles or books.Their work helped get new laws passed to help protect workers.]]> 2021-04-17 02:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427629009 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427631893 The Social Gospel's goal was to use ideas of Christianity to improve social problems including the economics, morals, and working and living conditions.It encouraged more people to fight for reforms based on morality or christian values.]]> 2021-04-17 02:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427631893 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427636190 Jane Addams was a leader in the Women's Suffrage movement and a social worker and activist. She fought for rights of children and helped the poor, which earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. ]]> 2021-04-17 02:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427636190 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427640006 Woodrow Wilson was the 28th U.S President serving from 1913 to 1921. His reform included making government agencies to prevent corruption and monopolies such as the Federal Reserve and theFederal Trade Commission. ]]> 2021-04-17 02:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427640006 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427640424 Teddy Roosevelt was the 26th President of the U.S, serving from 1901 to 1909. He was the leader of the progressive movement and his campaign ran on ideas of equality, fairness, and safety. He also supported more government regulation.]]> 2021-04-17 02:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427640424 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427646147 Ida B. Wells was a journalist and one of the muckrakers who was anti-lynching activist then fought for racial justice and women's suffrage. She was a founding member of the NAACP.]]> 2021-04-17 02:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427646147 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427654164 Progressivism is a political belief based on social reform and progress.. The six significant characteristics are cleaning up of the government, modernization, focus on family and education, prohibition, and women's suffrage. ]]> 2021-04-17 02:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427654164 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427659472 Margaret Sanger was an activist, writer, and nurse. She focused on sexual education and was the founder of the birth control movement. Her birth control clinic and its ideas later became Planned Parenthood.]]> 2021-04-17 03:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427659472 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427663222 Conservationism is an early environmental protection and preservation movement. Teddy Roosevelt led the creation of the United States Forest Service, and development of national parks, national forests, national monuments, and game and bird preserves. It also focused on the idea of preserving natural resources like minerals, soil, and water.]]> 2021-04-17 03:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427663222 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427669754 Jacob Riis was a police reporter who wrote about quality of life in the slums of New York City. He used photos to bring awareness to the living conditions of the poor to middle and upper class citizens.]]> 2021-04-17 03:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427669754 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427670008 Lewis Hine also used photography to bring attention to the working conditions of American workers, especially children. He photographed children working in fields, factories, mines, and city streets. His work helped reform child labor laws.]]> 2021-04-17 03:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427670008 451243 https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427676277 Reform was the goal of the whole Progressive Era. No matter what activists were looking form, reform was the goal.]]> 2021-04-17 03:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/451243/sz1sxzqy22knkk7l/wish/1427676277