Advanced Search
Current Criteria
- ›› Eras and Sub-Eras : The Politics of Reform
Refine your search
Refine your search by adding another term. Type 'all' to view all options for the category.
Did not find what you were looking for?
return to the basic search,
search for multimedia, or
search the collection
Showing results 31 – 40 of 194
Glossary Term – Event
Theodore Roosevelt elected president
Theodore Roosevelt easily won the presidency with 56.4 percent of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
Glossary Term – Event
Federal Trade Commission Act
The Federal Trade Commission Act prohibited unfair interstate commerce competition and created a commission to investigate illegal business practices.
Glossary Term – Event
First woman in US House of Representatives
Jeannette Rankin began her first term as the first woman elected to the US House of Representatives.
Glossary Term – Event
Indian Citizenship Act
Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act to grant citizenship to “all non citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States.”
Glossary Term – Event
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, the first child labor bill, was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. The Act regulated child labor by banning the sale of products made by companies that employed children under certain ages. The bill was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1918.
Glossary Term – Event
Mann Act
The Mann Act made it illegal to transport women across state lines “for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose.”
Glossary Term – Event
McKinley died; Roosevelt became president
Theodore Roosevelt became president upon McKinley’s death.
Glossary Term – Event
Meat Inspection Act
Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act to protect consumers from “adulterated or misbranded” meat.
Glossary Term – Event
National Park Service established
The National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 established the National Park Service as part of the Department of the Interior. The new agency was charged with promoting and regulating the use of national parks, monuments, and reservations and preserving them “for the enjoyment of future generations.”
...