Progressive Movement - The period of US History from the 1890s to the 1920s. It was an era of intense social and political reform aimed at making progress toward a better society, Spoils System - Awarding government positions to political supporters, Muckrakers - Journalists who wrote about corruption in buisness and politics in order to bring reform, Theodore Roosevelt - President who focused on a "Square Deal" with the American people. He is described as a "Trust-Buster"., Upton Sinclair - Muckraker who exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry by writing a book called "The Jungle", Jane Addams - Founder of the Hull House, which provided support for immigrants and the poor through english lessons, daycares, childcare classes, ect., Jacob Riis - Early 1900s muckraker who wrote the book "How the Other Half Lives". He exposed the terrible conditions of the tenements in New York City., Ida B. Wells - African American journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the US in the 1890s. She was one of the founding memebers of the NAACP, Ida Tarbell - American journalist best known for her pioneering investigative reporting that led to the breakup of the Standard Oil Company's monopoly, William Taft - His presidency was marked by trust-busting, fair regulation of railroad rates through the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the passage of two constitutional amendments., Woodrow Wilson - During his presidency, the Federal Reserve Act, The Federal Trade Commission, and the Child Labor Act of 1916 were passed. , Temperance Movement - Sought to prohibit alcohol consumption in the US- led to the 18th amendment, Recall - Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office., Initiative - Process through which voters proposed new laws., Referendum - A State-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment., 16th Amendment - Allowed for taxes on income was ratified (taxes provide for services), 17th Amendment - Allows for direct election of Senators was ratified (people get to vote for Senators), 19th Amendment - Granted women the right to vote, 18th Amendment - Outlawed the making, selling, and transportation of alcohol, Bull Moose Party - Nickname fo the new progressive party, which was formed to support Roosevelt in the election of 1912, Booker T. Washington - Proponent of gradual gain of equal rights for African Americans through vocational education, W.E.B. DuBois - African-American activist who demanded full equal rights. He helped found the NAACP., Pendleton Civil Service Act - Did away with the "Spoils System" and made hiring of federal employees based on merit, Pure Food & Drug Act - A law enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of contaminated foods and drugs and the ensure truth in labeling, Meat Inspection Act - 1906 law that establisehd strict cleanliness requirements for meatpacking and created a federal meat inspection program., Federal Reserve System - The system created by Congress in 1913 to establish banking practices and regulate currency in circulation, intrest rates and the amount of credit available., Sherman Anti-Trust Act - The first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices, Interstate Commerce Act - Regulated the prices that railroads charged to move freight between states, Made it illegal to give different prices to certain customers. Made it illegal to give different prices to certain customers, Alice Paul - Suffragette who used more disruptive protest methods like picketing at the White House and even held a hunger strike to protest the condtions of the jail she was held in., Carrie Nation - Advocate for temperance, was known for going into saloons and bar rooms and smashing the barrels and jars of alcohol with a hatchet ,

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