-In 1888 Booker T. Washington was appointed the first president of Tuskegee Institute, an Alabama trade school for blacks. -known throughout the United States as a spokesman for African Americans -As African Americans struggled with Caucasian in the united states he taught African Americans to be strong. -His speeches earned him the respect of many Americans, both black and white. But other blacks criticized him for failing to take a stand against racial inequality ngton.JPG

Theodore Roosevelt, Trusts/ monopolies The latter included a plan for federal supervision of all interstate business The latter included a plan for federal supervision of all interstate business when Americans were disturbed by the abuses of big business when Americans were disturbed by the abuses of big business The waste of the nation's natural resources, and the threatened loss of traditional values The waste of the nation's natural resources, and the threatened loss of traditional values

Sherman antirust act Trusts/monopolies Sherman antirust act passed by congress in 1840 The Sherman antirust of 1840 was designed to prohibit trust and restricting trade between states and foreign countries It was the first legislative enacted by the united states congress in 1980 reducing economic competition

John Muir CONSERVATION After a while as a California fruit grower Muir earned enough money to commit himself entirely to the cause of conservation. Muir and Robert U. Johnson’s effort made the Yosemite National park bill pass in He worked toward gaining popular and federal support for forest conservation and the establishment of national parks.

Lewis Hine  In 1911 he was hired by the national child labor committee  Hine used his camera in the cause of social reform  Boy employed by the Turky Kob mine Lewis took a picture of him

Thomas Nast Between 1869 and 1871 he produced a series of cartoons attacking New York's Tammany Hall and William M. Tweed. Tweed had to go to jail because of corrupt conduct of public business. in the machine downfall. He popularized the tiger as a symbol of Tammany hall, contributed to the American concept of the appearance of Santa Claus, and invented the donkey and elephant emblems of the Democratic and Republican parties. His cartoons were probably one of the chief factors in the machine downfall. g

William “Boss” Tweed 1.From Tweed and his helpers looted New York of million dollars 2. After showing in the press Tweed was arrested for larceny and forgery this was exposed by Thomas Nast 3. Tweed would give money to the poor so that they would vote for him.

Frances Willard wrote frequently and for WCTU publication. Frances Willard helped banned alcohol. WCTU stands for Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She was president of the WCTU. g/wiki/File:Frances_Willard_ Munds.jpg

Elizabeth Cady Stanton –Planned first organized demand for women’s suffrage in U.S. –Her father told her “Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy! She never forgot what he said. –She was the leader in women’s right's movement.

Gifford Pinchot He served as a member of the public lands commission In 1904 he became chairman of the National Conservation Commission In 1920 he was a appointed state forester of pennsylvania

Famous for her part in the woman's suffrage movement Susan B. Anthony was president of the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association or N. A. W. S. A. and was at the Seneca falls convention of In 1872 she was arrested and fined for trying to vote. She refused to pay the fine.

Upton Sinclar 1.The Jungle was written after Sinclair was sent to Chicago 2.Investigates conditions in the city's stockyards of Chicago 3.The meat inspection act helped stop bad food from going to the store Meat packing factories

Conservation (Saving the Environment) 1)In 1905 Roosevelt reorganized the forest serviced and made Gifford Pinchot its chief. 2)Roosevelt doubled the number of the National parks. 3)Roosevelt pressed for Conservation the protection of natural resources.

1) The 21st president of the United States. 2) He supported and signed into law the reform Civil Service Act of ) Chester Alan Arthur was born in North Fairfield, on October From Wikipedia

Carrie Nation She Destroyed stocks of liquor and Wrecked furniture with a hatchet The Hatchet became her symbol in 1901 She Got little support from the Temperance Movement

Jacob Riis is a journalist, photographer, and reformer, publicized the plight of immigrants in New York City slum tenements. He drifted into newspaper work and worked as a police reporter for the ‘New York Tribune.’

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) The NAACP ask the congress to pass the Civil Right Act at 1964 and Voting Right Act at Those act help African American to gain equal right NAACP parade against East St. Louis race riot Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock, Arkansas The NAACP played an important role during the civil rights movement of the 1960scivil rights movement

1.Helped organized the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. (NAACP) 2.Was a leading champ of the liberation of African and people of African descent. 3.Tried to end racial discrimination.