Chapter 6, Lesson 2
The Progressive
Movement
Mr. Julian's 5th Grade Class
Essential Question
• How did Roosevelt’s
presidency affect the
social, political, moral,
and economic reforms?
Places
• Yosemite National Park
• Grand Canyon National Monument
People
• Ida Tarbell
• Upton Sinclair
• John Muir
Vocabulary
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Trust
Progressive
Muckraker
Blue Laws
Conservation
Problems of an Industrial
Society
• Working in factories was often
dangerous.
• There were fire hazards and many of
the workers were poorly trained to
operate the equipment.
• Children that worked were not able to
attend school.
Problems of an Industrial
Society
• Factories threatened the environment
because they filled the air and water
with pollution.
• As industry became more important
many joined together to from trusts.
• Trusts have the power to drive out
competition and form monopolies.
Theodore Roosevelt and the
Progressives
• Roosevelt was a progressive or a
reformer who worked to stop unfair
business practices and improve
government.
• One group of Progressives were some
writers called Muckrakers because they
uncovered “muck” in some businesses.
Theodore Roosevelt and the
Progressives
• On muckraker was Ida Tarbell.
• In 1902 she wrote about the dangers of
the trusts in Standard Oil, the company
John D. Rockefeller started.
• In 1906 muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote
a novel called The Jungle about the
conditions in the meat packing plants in
Chicago.
Theodore Roosevelt and the
Progressives
• Roosevelt signed two reform acts, the Meat
Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug
Act.
• The Meat Inspection Act allowed government
inspectors to check to make sure the meat
was safe to eat.
• The Pure Food and Drug Act made food and
medicine safer by knowing the truth about the
products.
Impact of Reforms
• Progressives believed that change
would come through new laws.
• Some new laws made buildings safer,
coal mines were inspected, and schools
had to hire nurses to protect children’s
health.
• Children were also required to attend
school.
Impact of Reforms
• Blue Laws were designed to solve many
social problems.
• One such problem was the abuse of
alcohol.
• One long-lasting law was the Sixteenth
Amendment to the Constitution which
allowed for the government to tax
income.
Caring for Nature
• John Muir had a great impact on the
conservation of the country's special
areas.
• Conservation is the protection of
something from being destroyed.
• One such place that was saved was the
Yosemite National Park, in California.
Caring for Nature
• Roosevelt wanted to keep many of the
countries natural wonders protected.
• In 1908 he set aside 800,000 acres in
Arizona as the Grand Canyon national
Monument.
• Roosevelt created 16 national
monuments, 51 wildlife refuges, and 5
new national parks.
Timeline
• 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt became
President
• 1906 - Upton Sinclair published the
Jungle, a book that exposed unsafe
conditions in Chicago’s meat packing
plants.
• 1913 - The Sixteenth Amendment
created a national income tax.