Regents Review – Progressive Movement Quiz on Immigration HW: Page in Review Book Test on Friday
Agrarian Movement Problems for farmers – overproduction, high railroad costs, natural disasters and indebtedness.
Populists Represented laborers, farmers, and industrialists against railroads and banks. Wanted – 1 term President, graduated income tax, government ownership of railroads, telephones, telegraphs, direct election of Senators, restriced immigration. Actually passed - graduated income tax, direct election of Senators, secret ballot Gave rise to 3 rd party movement
Grangers Organization of farmers Purpose – break up rural isolation and spread info about new farming techniques. Formed cooperatives which bought machinery and fertilizers – failed. Elected candidates to state legislature. Favored regulating railroads. Munn v. Illinois – State government can regulate RR. Wabash v. Illinois – reversed.
Progressive Goals Correct political and economic injustices that resulted from industrialization. Government should correct evils. Felt government was corrupted by big business and political bosses.
Famous Muckrakers Investigative reporters and writers that exposed abuses. Upton Sinclair – “The Jungle” Jacob Riis – “How the Other Half lives” – pictures of conditions of urban poor. Jane Addams – Hull House (1889) – Settlement house.
Wilson’s “New Freedom” Tame big business, greater competition. Underwood tariff – lowered taxes by 25% Graduated income tax – (16 th amendment) Federal Reserve Act – Federal government regulates money in circulation Clayton Anti-trust Act – allowed for Unions. Federal Trade Commission – protect consumers.
Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” “Trust Buster” – revived Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Meat Inspection Act – 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act – 1906 Increased power of Interstate Commerce Commission Stopped selling public land for development. National Conservation Commission – public parks, forests, set aside public land.
Progressive Reforms Secret Ballot Direct Election of Senators Referendum – place bill on a ballot Recall – elected officials can be removed by voters in a special election. Party Primaries Initiatives – voters could start a bill.