The Jungle
• 1906 novel by Upton Sinclair based on his investigation of the
meatpacking industry and the immigrants that worked there
The Progressive Era
• period from 1890-1920 during which a variety of
reforms were enacted at the local, state, & federal
levels.
Muckraker
• journalist who uncovers wrongdoing in politics or business.
Municipal
CITY HALL
• relating to a city, as in municipal government
Pure Food & Drug Act
• banned interstate shipping of impure food and deliberate mislabeling
of food & drugs-1906
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16
Amendment
• gave congress the power to levy an income tax-1913
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17
Amendment
• provided for the direct election of senators-1913.
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18
Amendment
• prohibited the manufacture and sale of liquor (repealed in 1933)-1919.
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19
Amendment
• granted women full suffrage-1920.
Conservationist
• a person who favors the protection of natural resources
Civil Disobedience
• A nonviolent refusal to obey the law in order to change it
Suffrage
• Right to vote