Progressive Era - created from Mind Map

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The 19th Amendment

Working Conditions

NAACP

Alice Paul

Meat Inspection Act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Jane Addams

Upton Sinclair

Enviromentalism

Theodore Roosevelt

The 19th amendment made a huge impact during the Progressive Era. Congress finally passed the law to allow women voting rights.

Working conditions were finally improved during the Progressive Era. The issues that were resolved included workplace efficiency, safety standards, child labor, minimum wages, and working hours for women.

The NAACP tried to solve the problem of race within the framework of ideological ideas of the Progressive Era.

Alice Paul was a women's right activist who fought for womens voting rights and sex discremination during the Progressive Era. Which in turn helped the 19th Amendment be put in place

The Meat Inspection Act was offcially signed in 1906. This act premitted the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock. It ensured that a;ll the meat was prepared in a sanitary way. This act changed the way

The Pure Food and Drug Act was put in place to prevent unssafe foods, drugs, and liquiors from being sold. It changed the way and process of our food being prepared and sold.

Jane Adams was an advocate for the settlement house movement which fought for improving social conditions for immigrants. This was important during this time period because alot of people were coming to the US.

Upton Sinclair wrote the book "The Jungle" which exposed the disguisting conditons of work and the meat packing industry. This later help to bring the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Conservatipn was the first political movement in American History to address enviromental problems.

Theodore Roosevelt was president during the Progressive Era.