Who were the Progressives?

• Urban reformers who picked up where the Populists and Grangers left off.

• Appealed to Middle Class America because they targeted avarice, greed and corruption in capitalism and government.

Muckrakers

Increase in Democracy…Political Reform

• The Muckrakers trusted the people to come up with solutions…a faith in democracy

• Showed this belief in democracy• There were other movements to increase democracy– Australian (secret) ballot– Direct primary– Initiative, referendum, and recall– Direct election of Senators (17th Amendment)– Municipal Reform

– 16, 17, 18, and 19th amendments

Social Reform

• Laws protecting workers (triangle shirtwaist fire)

• Child-labor laws• Settlement houses and social work– Jane Addams and Hull House

• Women’s Suffrage (19th amendment)• Prohibition (18th amendment)• African American civil rights movement

Economic Reform

• Tariff reduction• Federal Reserve Act• Clayton Anti-trust act (strengthened Sherman)• Federal Farm Loan Act• Mann-Elkins Act-gave ICC more power to

regulate

Progressive Presidents

Can you define the word Awesome?

• Awesome: Adjective1.Inspiring of Awe2._____________3.Whatever you have is wrong. The correct

answer is…

Teddy (my boy)

• He re-captured the authority of the office

• Very savvy politician who called for a “Square Deal”

• Believed in “good” and “bad” trusts. Worked to break up the bad ones

• Coal Strike in 1902• Conservationist

I’m gonna bust some trusts like I

busted this elephant

William H. Taft

• Hand-picked successor to Teddy

• He did Tariff reform• Expanded conservation

efforts• Enhanced power of ICC• 16 and 17th amendments• Prosecuted many more

trusts (2x as many)• Went back to work after

office and became Supreme Court Chief Justice

Why does everybody hate on me? My list

of accomplishments is pretty solid…

Election of 1912 enables Wilson to come in (a Democrat? Really?)

• Should not have been elected• Continues Roosevelt’s Progressivism

(strong gov’t regulation)– “New Freedom” program

• Attacked “The triple wall of privilege” (Tariff, Banks, Trusts)– Lowers tariff– Federal Reserve System banking reform– Clayton Antiturst

• Federal Farm Loan Act• Workman’s Comp