SSUSH 13 Progressive Era Muckrakers Jane Addams Jim

The Progressive Era • A time of social, political and economic change in America.

Muckraker • Writers/journalists during the Progressive Era that dug up and reported the “muck”

Key Progressives 1. Upton Sinclair - muckraker 2. Ida Tarbell - muckraker 3. Jane

Upton Sinclair • Muckraker • Wrote: The Jungle – Book that discussed the poor

Ida Tarbell • Muckraker • Revealed the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil

Jane Addams • “Mother of Social Work” • Created the Hull House • Hull

Theodore Roosevelt • Organized the Rough Riders during the Spanish. American War. • 26

The Progressive Movement and Race • Jim Crow Laws – Laws that established segregation

Significant Reforms • Labor Laws – States passed minimum wages – Age limits on

(cont’d) • Reforms in the government 1. The 17 th Amendment (1913) – Allows

(cont’d) • Government Reforms (cont’d) 4. Initiative – 5. Citizens have the power to

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SSUSH 13 Progressive Era Muckrakers, Jane Addams, Jim Crow Laws/Plessy vs. Ferguson, Progressive Reforms, and Theodore Roosevelt

The Progressive Era • A time of social, political and economic change in America. • Because of the poor economic condition of most Americans, people began demanding reform. • Progressives – people who supported reform. – They thought things could be improved through government regulation.

Muckraker • Writers/journalists during the Progressive Era that dug up and reported the “muck” in American society.

Key Progressives 1. Upton Sinclair - muckraker 2. Ida Tarbell - muckraker 3. Jane Addams 4. Theodore Roosevelt

Upton Sinclair • Muckraker • Wrote: The Jungle – Book that discussed the poor living and working conditions in the cities. – It also explains the horrors of the meatpacking industry. As a result, the government created a federal meat inspection program.

Ida Tarbell • Muckraker • Revealed the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company. • Helped encouraged reforms in the business community to dissolve monopolies.

Jane Addams • “Mother of Social Work” • Created the Hull House • Hull House – housed social activists who provided help, education and other assistance to the poor, underprivileged, and immigrant workers.

Theodore Roosevelt • Organized the Rough Riders during the Spanish. American War. • 26 th President of the US • A conservationist • Further developed the National Park System. – • Created five new parks Pushed through Progressive reforms

The Progressive Movement and Race • Jim Crow Laws – Laws that established segregation – Progressive reformers challenged segregation in the court system. • Plessy vs. Ferguson – The Supreme Court upheld segregation – “Separate but equal” • NAACP – National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. – Pushed for the progress of African Americans – W. E. B. Du. Bois founded the NAACP.

Homer Plessy

W. E. B. Du. Bois

Significant Reforms • Labor Laws – States passed minimum wages – Age limits on how younger workers can be (12 -16 years old). – Laws passed that limited working hours – Laws passed to make the work environment safer.

(cont’d) • Reforms in the government 1. The 17 th Amendment (1913) – Allows the people to directly elect the senators instead of state legislatures. 2. The 18 th Amendment (1919) – Prohibited the sell, consumption, and distribution of alcohol. 3. The 19 th Amendment (1920) – Gave women the right to vote

(cont’d) • Government Reforms (cont’d) 4. Initiative – 5. Citizens have the power to force a vote on a public issue without waiting for government officials to bring it up. Recall – 6. The people can remove corrupt officials from office through special elections. Referendum – Public officials allow the public to vote on legislation.