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Learn about the Progressive Era in U.S. History

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These novels honestly portrayed the human misery and the struggles of common people

Naturalist

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Group that helped poor African American workers.

Urban League

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Progressives who followed this program, believed that Christianity should be the basis for social reform.

Social Gospel

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She was the founder of the NACW

Ida B. Wells

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Economic program under Woodrow Wilson that worked to improve the nation's economy

New Freedom

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The National Reclamation Act dealt with this natural resource

water

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Progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations that were called _____________

political machines

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President Wilson pushed for the passage of this Act to prevent a nationwide railroad strike

Adamson Act

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Policy that promoted immigrants to assimilate to make them more loyal citizens by encouraging them to follow middle class ways of life

Americanization

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Wrote 'The Jungle' about the condition in meat packing plants

Upton Sinclair

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1903 Supreme Court case that limited work hours for women

Muller vs Oregon

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This divided Native American reservations into smaller plots

Dawes Act

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Gave the government the authority to set and limit shipping costs

Hepburn Act

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Formed to protect the home and ban liquor

WCTU

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Efforts of the WCTU led to the banning of alcohol which was called?

Prohibition

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Gave women the right to vote (suffrage)

19th Amendment

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