Progressive Era Flashcards
What was the suffrage movement
The suffrage movement helped women gain equal rights
What happened during the suffrage movement
- increased educational opportunities
* attained voting rights for women
Who was Susan b Anthony
(1820-1906)
Was a leader in the suffrage movement
Who was Elizabeth Stanton
(1815-1902)
Worked with Susan b Anthony to help women get the right to vote
What did the 19th amendment do?
Women gained the right to vote in the nineteenth amendment in 1920
When did the homestead strike happen?
1892
What was the progressive era
Reformers and unions helped create laws to protect workers and children
What was the progress movement?
A group of people asking for a better way of life
Negative impacts of industrialization
- child labor
- low wages and long goes
- unsafe working conditions
What were labor unions formed for
To deal with problems in the workplace
What is a scab
Someone that works when the union is on strike or not working
What is a labor union?
A group of workers that get together to get better salaries and working conditions from their employers
What did the American federation of labor do?
Helped get new laws made to help the workers
What is a strike
The union members stop working until they get better salaries or working conditions
Who were muckrakers
Muckrakers were investigative reporters who wrote about corrupt politics and dishonest ways of doing business
What was the jungle
A book written by Sinclair Upton in 1906 that called out the disgusting conditions of a meat packing factory
When were the meat inspection act and pure food act passed and by who
1907 by Theodore Roosevelt
What was the temperance movement
Composed of groups that opposed to the selling making and consuming of alcohol
Who was Frances Willard
President of the women’s Christian temperance Union, supported women’s suffrage and other progressive goals
Who was carry nation
Used a hatchet to destroy salons and taverns, repeatedly jailed for her actions and died before prohibition became law
What was the 18th amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages in 1919
What did the national association for the advancement of colored people
Fought for equal rights for African Americans, was supported by Dubois and Ida wells Barnett, attempted to end political machines and clean up politics
What was initiative
Citizens propose legislation and legislatures vote on it
What was a referendum
Legislation is presented to the votes for a yes/ no vote
