1. Daily Goals Content: You will learn about the Progressive Movement and its goals. Literacy: You will understand the terms “progressivism,” “reform,” and “muckraker.” Social: You will connect progressive reforms to today. You will discuss with a partner and the class.

2. The Progressive Era Reform shifts from the farm to the city and climbs the ladder of government from the local to the state and then to the national level.

3. What is the Progressive Era? Time Period: 1890-1920 Progressivism: Movement using government to reform society for the greater good.

4. Unit Questions What is Progressivism? What were its goals? How did African Americans effect the Progressive Era? What are different areas effected by Progressivism? Who is Teddy Roosevelt? What was his legacy?

5. I. The Problems of the 1890’s Huge Gap between rich and poor Tremendous economic and political power of the rich Wealthy were insensitively flaunting their wealth before a poorer public

6. I. Problems of the 1890’s (cont.) Industrial workers hideously poor, living in squalor and working in dangerous conditions Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives (1890) Little concern for Black America

7. II. Progressive Reformers

8. B. Features of Progressive Reform Protecting Social Welfare Promoting Moral Improvement Creating Economic Reform Fostering Efficiency

9. III. Sample Progressive Reforms

10. A. Political Reforms Tried to put more power into the hands of the people Innovative changes in city government --city managers and commission model The Direct Primary Initiative, Referendum and Recall The Secret Ballot Direct Election of Senators and the Vote for Women

11. B. Social Reforms Child labor laws Ten-hour work days --The “Brandeis brief” --Muller v. Oregon (1908) --Bunting v. Oregon (1917) Prohibition initiatives Moral Purity campaigns --Mann Act (1910)

12. B. Social Reforms (cont.) Minimum safety standards on the job Minimum standards for housing codes “City Beautification” movement Immigration Restriction Eugenics --Buck v. Bell (1927) Little Help for Blacks --NAACP (1909) -- “Birth of a Nation”

13. IV. Progressive Amendments to the Constitution Progressive reliance on the law 16 th Amendment (1913)— federal income tax 17 th Amendment (1913)— direct election of senators 18 th Amendment (1919)— prohibition 19 th Amendment (1920)— vote for women

14. Quick Fire: What problems need reformed today?