Progressive Era Flashcards
Susan B. Anthony
formulated the first demand for the right to vote at Seneca Falls in 1848
National American Women’s Suffrage Association was led by…
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton wanted to
guarantee woman’s right to vote.
Alice Paul
National Women’s Party
Alice Paul
brought national attention to the issue of women’s suffrage
Suffrage
the right to vote
Temperance Movement
a group dedicated to never drinking.
Margaret Sanger
opened the country’s first birth control clinic.
Roosevelt launched his administration’s first antitrust suit against
Northern Securities Trust Company,
Roosevelt enjoyed the nickname
Trustbuster
Square Deal
policies to keep the wealth from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor.
Domestic policies
policies related to the U.S., or home
Elkins Act of 1903 & Hepburn Act of 1906
strengthened the position of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad prices.
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906
inspection for meat products
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
required labels on all food