William McKinley Dingley Tariff Act – established higher tariffs Gold Standard Act Gold Standard Act - marking Republican victory in the gold/silver debate. Sept. 6, 1901 – shot in abdomen  died 8 days later

Theodore Roosevelt reform program called “The Square Deal” viewed the presidency as a “bully pulpit” – a platform to guide Americans to a worthy cause United Mine Workers – Roosevelt assisted on arbitration enforced the Sherman Antitrust Act by filing 42 antitrust actions (i.e. Beef Trust, Standard Oil, American Tobacco Company)

1905 – appointed Gifford Pinchot to head United States Forest Service – TR set aside 200 million acres for national forests, mineral reserves & water projects 1906 – Hepburn Act passed – gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) strong enforcement 1906 – Pure Food & Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act passed

William H. Taft handpicked nominee of Roosevelt pledged to carry on TR’s progressive program Angered Progressives – Payne Aldrich Tariff passed – Ballinger – Pinchot affair Taft’s record – Reserved more public land and brought more antitrust suits in 4 years than TR did in 7 yrs – Supported the children's bureau, 16 th Amendment, & 17 th Amendment – Gave the ICC more power

Bull Moose – TR (platform – “The New Nationalism”) Democratic – Wilson (platform – “The New Freedom”) Republican – Taft Socialist Party – Eugene V. Debs

Woodrow Wilson 1913 – Underwood Tariff Act Sixteenth Amendment (federal income tax) Federal Reserve Act – created Federal Reserve System that divided the country into 12 districts 1914 – Clayton Antitrust Act Created Federal Trade Commission 1916 – Federal Farm Loan Board created – farmers could borrow money for 5-40 years with lower interest Nominated the 1 st Jewish Supreme Court Judge What ended the Progressive Era?

Create an acrostic of the Progressive Era in your spiral. You may use your notes, the text or the Jarrett book pages to complete the acrostic. Draw and color an illustration for 5 of your sentences. P R atified the 19 th Amendment, which allowed women’s suffrage. O G R E S I V E S Can’t use the same topic more then once! Diversify!!!