2 Flashcards
What did the Prgressives want to change?
Minimum wage Child labor Defeat monopolies Government reforms Environment 8-hour work day
Why was the Progressive Party created?
To improve workers rights
Poor sanitation
Corrupt political machine
Who was in the Progressive Party?
Urban workers
Middle class
Upper class
Educated people
How was the 1st minimum wage act passed?
Rebecca August worked hard but was refused rightful pay work
John Ryan called for the creation of minimum wage
Who passed the Keating-Owen Act?
Florence Kelly established the National Child Labor committee
What did the Keating-Owen Act do?
Passed in 39 states
it’s hours to 10 hours a day for kids
Can’t work at night
No dangerous jobs
Some had to be able to read
How did the Progressive Party form?
The populist party set the stage for it they failed due to golf and silver in Alaska and election of McKinley