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Honors American HistoryHonors American History
Chapter 8Chapter 8
Honors American HistoryHonors American History
Chapter 8Chapter 8
Roots of Progressivism
• Reaction to:• Social Problems of
Industrial Age• Laissez-Faire Policies
and Attitudes
• Who were the Progressives?
• What was their solution?
Motivating the Progressives
• A Belief System The Social Gospel
• A Community Institution The Settlement House
• A Social “Saint” Jane Addams
Who helped to energize their cause?
• What were the muckrakers? Who were the most famous?
What did the muckrakers hope to gain?
Dumbbell Tenement PlanDumbbell Tenement Plan
Tenement House Act of 1879, NYCTenement House Act of 1879, NYC
Muckrakers
• Why was Jacob Riis important to the reform movement?
• What were the major social problems facing the urban poor?
Ida Tarbell
Lincoln Steffens
What impact did this book have on the United States?
What film in 2004 depicted the effects of a fast-food only diet on the human body?
Results of The Jungle
• 1906 – Meat Inspection Act
• 1906 – Food and Drug Administration formed
* Progressivism was a reaction to laissez-faire capitalism.*
Reforming Society
• Housing Reforms1. Lillian Wald-2. Tenement Act of 1901-3. Impact???
•Fighting for Civil Rights
1. NAACP-
2. ADL-
Settlement HousesSettlement Houses• What was their purpose?
• What was the Hull House? Who founded it?
• Who started the settlement house in NY? In Richmond?
• How did the social gospel idea influence the rise of settlement houses?
Urban ReformsUrban Reforms
Problem Reform
Poor Living Conditions
New York State Tenement House Act of 1901
Expensive Utilities Government Regulation
Rampant Disease Garbage Collection, Sewer Systems
Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryAsch Building, 8th and 10th Floors
Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryAsch Building, 8th and 10th Floors
Out of the AshesOut of the Ashes ILGWU membership surged.
NYC created a Bureau of FirePrevention.
New strict building codes werepassed.
Tougher fire inspection ofsweatshops.(NY passes toughest fire-safety laws in the nation.)
Growing momentum of support for women’s suffrage.
Workplace ReformsWorkplace ReformsProblem Reform
Children are abused in factory labor
Florence Kelley National Child Labor Committee
Cycle of Poverty Public Education (High Schools)
Long Working Hours for Low Pay
10-Hour Workday and Minimum Wage Law
Industrial Accidents Workers’ Compensation Laws
Reforming Government• City Government Reforms
1. Reform Mayors-2. commission form of government-3. council manager-
• State Government Reforms1. Robert La Follette-2. Charles Evans Hughes-
• Election Reforms –What are they?1.2.3.4.5.6.
Government ReformsGovernment ReformsReform Description
Secret Ballot People vote privately, without fear of coercion
Direct Primary People choose candidates
Initiative Citizens can propose law
Referendum Citizens can reject laws
Recall Citizens can remove public officials
17th Amendment Direct election of Senators
Reforming The Workplace
• Florence Kelley –
• Minimum Wage-
• Courts and Labor Laws1. Lochner v. NY2. Muller v. Oregon3. Bunting v. Oregon
Women Gain the VoteWomen Gain the Vote
• NAWSA– What approach to suffrage?
– How did the goals of the NWP differ from the NAWSA?
– How did Carrie Chapman Catt change the NAWSA?
– What was the result of the movement?