Baltimore Polytechnic Institute December 15, 2010 U.S. History Mr. Green

1. In the Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed a. dangers faced by working children b. unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry c. the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company d. illegal deals between special interests and the U. S. Forest Bureau 2. In the mid-1800’s most women who held jobs worked as a. clerks b. teachers c. servants d. factory workers 3. Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, led to the passage of the a. Meat inspection Act b. Interstate Commerce Act c. National Child Labor Act d. National Reclamation Act 4. A new federal income tax was enacted mainly because a. newly created federal agencies needed to be funded b. demands for social welfare had drained the federal budget c. the government had lost revenue by enacting lower tariffs d. the division between the rich and poor was growing too wide. 5. Theodore Roosevelt abandoned this party in the 1912 Presidential Election a. republican party b. socialist party c. democratic party d. progressive party

The students will describe Wilson’s New Freedom by creating a time line of key events relating to progressivism during Wilson’s 1 st term Hand-in: Chapter 9 Vocabulary Announcement: Test Tomorrow Warm-up Question: Review the key terms in the section page and answer the following questions: 1. What types of reform were important to Wilson? 2. What did Wilson think should be the relationship between government and business?

Progressive Reform Under Wilson Break up trusts and make business smaller Never used federal power to protect African- Americans Wilson’s Background Southerner President of Princeton University Governor of New Jersey-progressive agenda Clayton Anti-Trust Act Declared certain business practices illegal Labor unions/farm organization exempt Federal Trade Commision

A new tax system Reduced tariffs to low levels with the Underwood Tariff of 1913 Delivered 1 st state of the union in person Federal income tax Progressive tax that taxed individual earnings and corporate profits Needed to replace lost revenue from tariffs Federal Reserve System Developed to make credit more available and adjust the money supply

Local Suffrage battles College educated women pushed for suffrage reform Catt and the National Movement Won victories in 5 states between Focused on a constitutional amendment after defeats in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin August 1920, 19 th amendment ratified

Wilson and Civil Rights Opposed federal child labor laws and federal anti-lynching laws Believed these were state issues

Create a time line of 10 key events relating to progressivism during Wilson’s 1 st term. Use the dates already plotted on the time line below as a guide. ____________________________________________ Write a paragraph explaining which event you think best demonstrates progressive reform.l

Trivia review game.

 Chapter 9 Vocabulary due on Thursday  Read Chapter 9  Prepare for Chapter 9 test on Thursday.  Study guide is due on Thursday-NO EXTENSIONS.