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EconJAG Progres Era
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Populist Party | supported the working-class citizens; a third party, which influences and draws votes away from the major political parties |
Jane Addams | fought for women’s suffrage and started the settlement house movement in the U.S. to help assimilate immigrants |
Jim Crow laws | passed to limit rights gained by African Americans in the southern states |
13th (freedom), 14th (citizenship), and 15th (male suffrage) | Amendments for the slave. |
W. E. B. DuBois | founded NAACP, a civil rights group that fought for the legal rights of African Americans |
State reforms - initiative, referendum, recall; | increased citizen participation in democracy; ensured elected officials were held accountable |
Upton Sinclair | wrote The Jungle, which resulted in government regulation of food products |
Pure Food and Drug Act | enforced regulations to protect consumers; resulted from the efforts of muckrakers, like Upton Sinclair |
National Park Service | created to conserve natural resources and maintain designated areas for public use and enjoyment |
Child Labor Act | passed and Department of Labor created to ensure safety and well-being of all laborers |
18th Amendment | prohibited sale of alcohol; supported by women; aimed to reduce crime and health problems; resulted in speakeasies and crime |
19th Amendment | increased women’s political power by granting them suffrage, or the right to vote World Power |
Third Party | supported the working-class citizens; |