The Progressive Movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yMPG6a2GQ

• http://www.veoh.com/watch/v11833835JkMCHHRy?h1=The+Progressive+Era

Progressive Movement

• An Early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities , and to correct injustices in American Life

Progressives were:

•Middle class city dwellers•Writers•Teachers•scholars

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Q4zPR4G7M

How:

• The voice is the Muckrakers'!• People who raked the muck!• Writers who investigated and published the

alarming conditions in factories, slums, politics and other areas of American life.

Why• Fighting against:

• Urban problems• Drinking problems• Abusive business

practices• Political machines• Corrupt government

offices

• Goals:• Protect Social Welfare• Promote Moral

Improvement• Create Economic

Reform

Muckrakers:

Ida Tarbell

Upton Sinclair

Jacob Riis

John Spargo

Lincoln Steffins

Results

• Meat Inspection Act 1906 • Pure Food and Drug Act 1906 – banned

the manufacture and sale of impure foods, drugs, and liquors, also truthful labeling of medicines

author Book Title subject Summary

Jacob Riis How the Other Half Lives

Tenement conditions

Exposes poor conditions in NYC slums - photos

Upton Sinclair

The Jungle Food Industry Exposes the unsafe and unsanitary meat packing Industry

Lincoln Steffens

The Shame of the Cities

Political corruption

Exposes the Political bosses and bribes at tax payers expense

Ida Tarbell History of the Standard Oil Company

Standard Oil Monopolies

Exposes Rockefeller's ruthless tactics to drive out competition

John Spargo The Bitter Cry of the Children

Child Labor Exposes the horrific conditions that children in factories and mines face

REFORMERS

• Progressive Reformers:• Activists that are in the community

responding to the needs of the poor or disadvantaged!

• Goals: To Bring change

• Jane Addams founded Hull House for women and children.

Progressive Reforms in Government

Each of these reforms took power away from the political machines and gave it to

the people

Riis

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/jacob-riis?m=51896f797a81d

Reforms• Secret Ballot

• Prevents party bosses (and anyone else) from knowing how people vote

• Initiative• A system that allows

voters to petition the legislature to consider a proposed law

Reforms• Referendum

• Voters decide whether a given bill or Constitutional amendment should be passed

• Recall• A form of position

used to force elected officials out of office

Reforms• Direct Primary

• Allows voters, rather than party leaders, to select the candidates to run for office.

• 17th Amendment• Provided for the direct

election – by the people- of United States Senators

NY Senator Charles Schumer

Reforms that the Women’s Movement pushed for:• 18th Amendment

• Temperance or Prohibition

• NO ALCOHOL

• 19th Amendment • Suffrage for women• Right to vote!

Amendment XIX(The proposed amendment was sent to the states June 4, 1919, by the Sixty-sixth Congress. It was ratified Aug. 18, 1920.)[The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied because of sex.]The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Carrie Chapman Catt