1. Progressive Legislation

2. Learning Activity
How many workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Who were the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company?
How many hours a day did the workers work on average?
How many stairwells were there in the building? How many worked?
How many previous fires were in the building?
Who were the workers in the building that were able to escape the fire?
How long did the fire last?
Did the owners get any form of legal punishment?

3. Triangle Fire About 500 mostly Italian and Jewish females
10 story building
Fire broke out
No Fire exits
Doors Locked
Total 146 deaths

4. Expand government Government accountability
Government curve power and influence of wealthy
Government expand to help improve lives of citizens
Government efficiency to handle expanded role
Government accountability
Government curve power and influence of wealthy
Government expand to help improve lives of citizens
Government efficiency to handle expanded role

5. Municipal reforms
Home Rule- a system that gives cities a limited degree of self-rule.
Attacking the Bosses
Do away with political bosses
Emergency Commission- birth of Commission Government

6. Municipal control City control over utilities Welfare Public baths
Playgrounds
Lodging for homeless

7. State Reforms

8. State Workplace reform
Establishment of Labor Departments
Worker’s accident insurance & compensation
Business owners fought these movements
Muller v. Oregon 1908
Limited working hours of women

9. Teddy Roosevelt President of change
Expanded power of federal government
“Bully Pulpit”

10. Federal Reforms “Square Deal” Antitrust Activism Railroad Regulation
Solved Mine union strike of
Antitrust Activism
TR administration filed 42 antitrust actions
Railroad Regulation
1906 Hepburn Act (Interstate Commerce Commission)

11. Federal Reforms Public Health Labor Department Environment
Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act 1906
Labor Department
1912 Children’s Bureau
Cabinet level 1913
Women’s Bureau 1920
Environment
Set aside 200 million acres
National Reclamation Act 1902

12. Constitutional amendments
(1913) 16th – congress can collect federal income tax
Previously only income was tariffs
(1913) 17th - direct election of senators
(1919) 18th - Prohibition

13. Closure What event brought about labor reform? What is Home Rule?
What are two examples of power given to the voters during the Progressive Era?