2. Politics & Progressives in the Gilded Age 1877-1920

3. The Gilded Age Mark Twain Superficial glitter & new wealth “forgettable presidents” Causes of inaction –Laissez Faire, campaign tactics, party patronage

5. Campaign Strategy Close elections led to moderate cautious positions on issues Campaigns = brass bands, parades, free beer, but LITTLE SUBSTANCE Voter loyalty – ethnicity, religions, regional ties

6. Political Machines NYC Boss Tweed – Tweed Gang = Democratic machine Republican NYS Senator Roscoe Conklin = “The Stalwarts”

7. Who were the Progressives? The Populist Party Suffragists Muckrakers –Journalists, Novelists, Cartoonists, Photographers Temperance Anti-Imperialists

8. Names to Know Upton Sinclair – The Jungle Ida Tarbell – History of Standard Oil Jacob Riis – How the Other Half Lives Teddy Roosevelt Jane Adams – Settlement House Movement Eugene Debs – Socialist Party

9. Goals of Progressivism End child labor Safe food & drugs Peace? Women’s rights, suffrage Limit power of trusts Aid for the poor Political Reform

10. Jane Addams 1860 - 1935

11. Jane Addams at Hull- House, 1927.

14. IDA M. TARBELL, 1857-1944

15. Upton Sinclair

16. Victories for Progressives Pure Food & Drug Act = FDA 16 th Amendment = Congress can collect taxes on income 17 th Amendment = Direct Election of Senators 18 th Amendment = Prohibition of alcohol 19 th Amendment – Gave Women the Right to Vote

17. Other important vocabulary Recall – can vote to remove state officials Referendum – citizens can vote directly for or against laws Initiative – citizens can introduce bills to the legislatures Primary Election – citizens vote for their party’s candidate