Progressive EraProgressive Era

US History: SpiconardiUS History: Spiconardi

The Progressives: Beliefs & The Progressives: Beliefs & GoalsGoals

Abuses of power by government and Abuses of power by government and business can be endedbusiness can be ended

New technology could and should New technology could and should better American societybetter American society

Party politics are corruptParty politics are corrupt A strong government should help A strong government should help

those in needthose in need

The Progressives: The The Progressives: The MuckrakersMuckrakers

Muckrakers Muckrakers journalist, journalist, writers, writers, photographers, photographers, artist who artist who brought reform brought reform issues to public’s issues to public’s attentionattention

MuckrakerMuckraker Book/Book/ArticleArticle

Subject of Subject of ExposeExpose

Frank NorrisFrank Norris The OctopusThe Octopus Monopolistic Monopolistic railroad railroad practices in practices in CaliforniaCalifornia

Ida TarbellIda Tarbell History of History of the Standard the Standard Oil CompanyOil Company

Ruthless Ruthless practices of practices of Standard OilStandard Oil

Lincoln Lincoln SteffensSteffens

The Shame The Shame of the Cities of the Cities

Urban Urban political political corruptioncorruption

Jacob RiisJacob Riis How the How the Other Half Other Half LivesLives

Life in NYC’s Life in NYC’s tenementstenements

The Progressives: Social The Progressives: Social SettlementsSettlements

Settlement House Settlement House Homes located in Homes located in working-class working-class neighborhoods, neighborhoods, which offeredwhich offered– EducationEducation– ChildcareChildcare– Social activities Social activities – Job assistanceJob assistance

Jane Addams’ Hull Jane Addams’ Hull HouseHouse– Best known Best known

settlement house in settlement house in the U.S. the U.S.

The Progressives: Temperance The Progressives: Temperance and Prohibitionand Prohibition

Opposition to the consumption and selling Opposition to the consumption and selling of alcoholic beveragesof alcoholic beverages– Drinking caused poverty, abuse, breakdown of Drinking caused poverty, abuse, breakdown of

the family, slowed economic productionthe family, slowed economic production Prohibition Prohibition outlawing the manufacturing outlawing the manufacturing

and sale of alcohol and sale of alcohol – Eighteenth Amendment passed in 1920Eighteenth Amendment passed in 1920

GovernmentGovernment Reform of City GovernmentReform of City Government

– City Commission Plan City Commission Plan group of commissioners run citygroup of commissioners run city– City Manager/Council City Manager/Council Council makes laws while Council makes laws while

professional public administrator runs city departmentsprofessional public administrator runs city departments Reform of State GovernmentReform of State Government

– Secret Ballot Secret Ballot – Initiative Initiative voters allowed to petition the legislature for voters allowed to petition the legislature for

new lawsnew laws– Referendum Referendum voters decide whether a bill or voters decide whether a bill or

amendment should be passedamendment should be passed– Recall Recall elected officials could be removed from office elected officials could be removed from office

earlyearly– Direct Primary Direct Primary voters select party candidates voters select party candidates– Seventeenth Amendment Seventeenth Amendment Direct election of senators Direct election of senators

SuffrageSuffrage

Three methods to obtain suffrageThree methods to obtain suffrage– State governments to grant suffrageState governments to grant suffrage– Use the courts (sue under the 14Use the courts (sue under the 14thth

Amendment)Amendment)– Constitutional AmendmentConstitutional Amendment

Which amendment finally granted Which amendment finally granted women suffrage? women suffrage? 19 19thth amendment amendment

How long did it take women to gain How long did it take women to gain the right to vote? the right to vote? 72 years 72 years

Roosevelt’s ReformsRoosevelt’s Reforms