CHAPTER 17: THE PROGRESSIVE ERA(1890-1920)SECTION 5: WILSON’S NEW FREEDOM

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WOODROW WILSON (28TH PRESIDENT)

Former Pres of Princeton Univ Former Gov of NJ Wilson wins the Election of 1912 thanks

to the split in the Republican Party between TR and Taft

He receives only 41% of the vote but wins a landslide in the Electoral College

He would call his plan for the country the “New Freedom”

WILSON: THE PROGRESSIVEPAGE 577-578

1. Underwood Tariff Act:2. 16th Amendment:3. Federal Reserve Act:4. Federal Trade Commission:5. Clayton Anti-Trust Act:6. Workingman’s Compensation Act:7. Adamson Act:8. What was the Ludlow Massacre?

THE PROGRESSIVE LEGACY

The Progressive Presidents (TR, Taft, Wilson) set a trend in motion for future Presidents to expand governments role

Many of the acts passed are still in place today (Workers Compensation, 16th Amendment, Federal Reserve, 19th Amendement)

These legislations are designed to help protect citizens and fix problems involving schools, cities, the environment and overall public health