SWBAT identify three reform movements by analyzing primary and secondary sources and responding to regents level questions. Suffragette: a woman seeking the right to vote through organized protest. Reform Movement: a social movement that aims to make changes in certain aspects of society. Muckraker: a journalist or author who brings to light the problems of society.

Regents Review – Yeaaa! Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s? (1) “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.” (2) “The streets are paved with gold.” (3) “All immigrants strengthen America.” (4) “America is for Americans.”

Historical Context During the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s, Progressive Reformers worked to improve American society. Their goals included protecting consumers, regulating child labor, improving working conditions, and expanding democracy

Progressive reform in this time period depended upon journalism as an important tool to raise public awareness of serious societal problems. Investigative journalists encouraged the progressive reform movement by not only informing and educating the public of serious issues, but also by describing the problems in such detail that the government was forced to intervene to correct the injustice.  For example in the 1870’s meat and food production became industrial. This helped companies produce meat and food more quickly to meet the demands of the growing American population, but also meant that the food production industry changed radically. New workers were forced to work long hours in often unsanitary conditions.

Jacob Riis: How the other Half Lives

What are TWO reasons the petition states with regards to why women should have the right to vote?

Women's Suffrage Movement

Assessment Which Progressive Era muckraker’s book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act? (1) Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives (2) Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities (3) Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle (4) Frank Norris’s The Octopus In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed in an attempt to (1) ensure the safety of American consumers (2) establish price controls on the cattle industry (3) limit the power of Congress (4) give big business greater control over the economy