The Progressive Movement

Chapters 18-19

1900-1920

Big Problems Facing America in the late 1800’s

Rise in Cities…JobsProblems with CitiesDevelopments

–Transportation, SanitationPatterns of Urban Growth

Ellis IslandNativism

Urban Politics

Political Machines (Bosses)–Tammany Hall

What is Progressivism?Progressivism v. Populism

–Cities, Middle Class, Educated, Moderate

SuccessGoals & Effects

City and State Government Reforms

City Level–City Commission and City Manager

State Level–Initiative, Referendum, Primary System

Business RegulationsBusiness LicensePublic Utilities Commission

Courts gave support

Constitutional Amendments

16 - Federal Income Tax17 - Direct Election of Senators

Constitutional Amendments18 - Prohibition19 - Women’s Suffrage

Teddy Roosevelt (R)

BackgroundSquare Deal

–Trustbusting

–Coal Miners Strike

–Meat Inspection Act

–Pure Food and Drug Act

William Howard Taft (R)

BackgroundProblems

–Tariff Issue–House Problems

Advances

Election of 1912

Taft - (Rep)Roosevelt - Progressive Party (Bull Moose)

Woodrow Wilson -(Dem)

Woodrow Wilson (D)

“New Freedom” Reforms–Underwood Tariff–Federal Reserve Act–Clayton Antitrust Act

Progressive Failures

Child Labor LawsDiscrimination

–Jim Crow = Segregation–Booker T. Washington–W.E.B. DuBois

Reserved Land National Conservation

Com. National Park Service