SSUSH13 H13 Th The e st student ent will ll identif entify y major jor ef effort rts s to re reform rm Amer erican ican so society ety and nd polit litics ics in n th the e Pr Progre ogressive ssive Er Era
Exam amin ine th this is Adver verti tiseme sement: nt: What at is is yo your in init itia ial l 1. 1. reac action tion to to th this is ad adve vertisemen tisement? t? Is s it it a p a posi siti tive ve or a a 2. 2. negat ne ative ive me mess ssage? age? What at/Wh Who o is is th this is 3. 3. ad adve vertisemen tisement t ai aime med at at?
Pr Progre ogressives ssives The Social Gospel movement worked to better conditions for the urban poor through organizations such as the YMCA, Salvation Army, and settlement houses Education also played a role in the Progressive Movement with school becoming compulsory and used as a means of assimilating immigrants into American society
SS SSUS USH13 13 – Th The e stu tudent dent wil ill l id identify entify major or ef effor orts ts to to re refor orm m Amer erica ican soc ocie iety ty & p pol olitics itics in in the e Prog ogre ressi ssive e Era. a. Explain Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and federal oversight of the meatpacking industry. Upton Sinclair : Muckraker who wrote “The Jungle” that exposed horrible conditions in the meat packing industry Led to the Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food and Drug Act d. Explain Ida Tarbell’s role as a muckraker. Muckrakers: writers and journalists who exposed the evils of society Ida Tarbell: exposed corruption in the Standard Oil Company 1911: Standard Oil broken up by the courts
Up Upton ton Sinclair nclair In 1904 Upton Sinclair, a muckraker, published The Jungle The book was based on Sinclair’s observations of Chicago meat slaughterhouses and described the horrible conditions in the industry: It became a best seller and caught the attention of Congress and President Roosevelt. In response to the book Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, as a way of overseeing and inspecting the meat and food industries. “..sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and white-it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption.”
Ida da Ta Tarbe rbell ll A muckraker was a journalist who investigated political corruption and social conditions Ida Tarbell focused on John Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Corporation
b. Identify entify Jane ne Ad Addam dams s and nd Hull ll Hou ouse se and d descri ribe be the ro role le of of wom omen en in re refo form rm mov ovemen ements. ts. Settlement Houses: helped immigrants adjust to life in the American cities. Kind of like a community center. Jane Addams — founded the Hull House Women’s right to VOTE (suffrage) 19 th Amendment U.S. Response to their help in supporting World War I
Jane ne Addams dams Jane Addams founded the Hull House in Chicago in 1889 to provide immigrants with social and educational opportunities and training. It was one of the first “settlement houses” in the U.S. Women during the time period began to become involved in many reform efforts including education, prison, prohibition and women’s rights and suffrage
c. . Des escribe cribe the he ri rise se of of Jim m Cro row, w, Pl Ples essy sy v. v. Fe Ferg rguson, son, and nd the he em emer ergenc gence e of of the he NAACP. P. “Jim Crow” laws legal segregation (separation) of the races lasts until the 1960s Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court case that established policy of “separate but equal”, which meant segregation was legal. Separate facilities for blacks and whites are okay as long as there are facilities for both. NAACP: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Founded in 1909 to fight for social, political, and economic equality
Th The e Ri Rise se of of Jim m Cro row w & Pl Ples essy sy v. v. Fe Fergu rguson son By y the e late e 1800s individu dual al states es beg egan to pass ss laws that limited ed the e individual dual righ ghts s of Afri rican can Ame merican cans Voting rights s wer ere e curtail tailed ed by u y using poll taxes es and en enforci rcing ng grandfather father clauses uses Jim m Crow ow laws ws we were e laws ws that hel elped d en enforce rce seg egrega regation, ion, first rst in t the e private vate sec ector, or, and then en at the e state e lev evel el
Plessy v. Ferguson Plessy, an African American by state classification, challenged a law requiring him to ride in a separate railroad car The case went to the Supreme Court where they ruled against Plessy Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) legalized segregation and discrimination in the U.S. under the separate but equal doctrine *Plessy was 7/8ths white, but was still classified as “colored” under Louisiana State law*
NAA AACP CP Founded in 1909 to promote African American voting rights in order to end racial discrimination W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founding members of the organization
NAA AACP CP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People To promote equality of rights and to eradicate caste or race prejudice among the citizens of the United States Co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois on February 12,1909 Seven individuals founded the group Three of the original seven were white
Nota otable bles: s: Believed that African Americans should attend vocational school and work to improve their own communities at the local level. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome .” “One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him .” Boo ooker ker T. Was ashin ingto gton “Character, not circumstances, makes the man .”
th Am 16 th 16 Amendment endment Passed by Congress on July 2, 1909: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
e. Descri scribe be the sig igni nific ficance nce of pro rogre ressi ssive ve re reform rms s suc uch h as the initiati tive, e, re reca call, , and re referendum; rendum; dire rect t electi ction on of senato ators; rs; re reform rm of labor r laws; ; and effort rts s to imp mpro rove e living condi diti tions ns for t r the poor r in cities. es. Increasing Democracy Recall – People can remove an official from office before their term is over 17 th Amendment – Direct election of Senators (by the people) Sherman Anti-Trust Act - Made trusts & monopolies illegal. Labor laws Child labor, working conditions, compensation laws Conditions for the Poor Jacob Riis – wrote “How the Other Half Lives” – photo-journalism about urban poverty
Ten enemen ement t Slum m Livi ving ng
Ch Child d La Labo bor
Oth ther er Pr Progre ogressive ssive Ref eforms orms A major focus of the Progressive Movement was political reform. To give power to the voters: *in init itia iativ ive: allowed citizens to introduce legislation *recal all: allowed voters to remove elected officials through a special vote *refere rendu ndum: allowed proposed legislation to be approved by voters rs: The 17 th Amendment was passed in 1913 *dir irect t ele lectio ion n of senat ators to give voters the power to elect senators directly in an attempt to prevent corruption
La Labor or La Laws ws Progressives worked to end child labor Factory and mine child workers made less than 60¢ for a 10-hour day Progressives also fought for safer working conditions
f. . Des escribe cribe the he con onservation servation mo movement vement an and d the he de deve velopment lopment of of na national onal pa park rks s and nd for orests ests; ; inc nclud lude e the he ro role e of of The heod odore ore Ro Roos oseve evelt. lt. President sident Theodore odore Roosevelt sevelt also began a Progressive cons nserva ervation tion mo move vemen ment, which conserved millions of acres of wilderness lands, particularly in western states. His efforts led to the establishment of a national park system that included Yosemite in California & Yellowstone in Wyoming.
Recommend
More recommend
