1. PROGRESSIVISM

2. Progressive Movement Aimed to return control of the gov. to the people, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices of American life. **

3. Promoting Moral Improvement Prohibition: Banning of alcohol Why? ** –Immigrants / poor needed to improve their lives’ –Domestic violence, rape, murder, child abuse, suicide, divorce –Spearheaded by the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

4. Economic Reform Big business received large amounts of $$ from government official and politcians. Muckrakers: ** journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business

5. Protecting Working Children Children were hired because of their size and were paid less.** Progressives were able to get laws past in nearly every state to ban child labor

6. Limit Working Hours Supreme Court limited working hours of women to 10 h/d Beginning of businesses paying benefits to families who lost a loved one on the job.

7. Reforming Elections Initiative: bill originated by the people (not lawmakers) Referendum: vote on an initiative Recall: Process of removing an elected official. 17 th Amendment: direct election of U.S. Senators. **

8. Women and Reform Susan B. Anthony: lead the suffrage movement. Three approaches to gain suffrage:** –Pressure state gov. –The courts –A constitutional amendment. 19 th Amendment:** Women the right to vote (1920)

9. Roosevelt’s Square Deal** Trustbusting –Trusts: legal bodies created to hold stock in many companies. Regulating Foods and Drugs –Labels on all packaged foods and drugs. Conversation and Natural Resources