The Progressives Reform

THE PROGRESSIVES REFORM

PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS

• Read excerpts of The Jungle with partners, make inferences, connections, and a prediction.

REFORM• Progressives: reformers who were committed to improving

the living and working conditions in American life. • HOW?

Promote social welfare Protect the environment Make government more efficient…less

corruption/waste and more democratic…all people should be involved in decision making for the United States.

• White, middle class, and college educated

• Many were women

• Belief in the nation’s founding ideals Democracy, Opportunity,

Liberty, Equality, etc…

WHO WERE THEY?

WHAT WAS THE PROGRESSIVE PHILOSOPHY?WHAT DID THEY BELIEVE?

• Defended rights of average citizens against the power of big business. Political: participation and protection of the government Economic: safe working conditions, fair wages Social: some assistance to economically disadvantaged

and better living conditions in tenement houses and slums

VISUAL DECODE• Pg. 708 Jane Addams and Fellow Pacifists, 1915

Pacifism is…

Other people in history who have used pacifism are…

Women might support pacifism because…

• Pg.712 Out of Work and the Reason Why, 1899The Temperance Movement wanted to…....because they believe……...

Alcohol may threaten the stability of a family because…

VISUAL DECODE• Pg. 716 Sausage Making, ca. 1906

The conditions in slaughterhouses were…….which tells me that………..

The Meat Inspection Act affects me because……..

• If you have time: Choose another photograph in Ch. 28 This photograph reminds me of……..

This photograph is connected to the title of the chapter because…….

• Americans are harmed when monopolies controlled the economy and the government was laissez faire (hands off) with big business.

• Believed that the fittest people and businesses would succeed and be the most successful and others would fall behind.

REJECT SOCIAL DARWINISMSocial Darwinists Progressives

SOLUTIONS• Progressives want the government to solve

society’s problems. Balance needs and interests of business

owners and workers. Aid should go to needy people who were

willing to help themselves.• Use political action to achieve reform.

EXIT SLIP• Who were the progressives and what did

they believe and try to achieve?