Progressives+&+Reform

=Progressives & Reform: = =Web Search & Summary =

**- The Progressive Era was a time period of tremendous reform for average, working class americans. Politics had been ripe with corruption for about 30 years (1870-1900) and the general public was sickened by the wealth accumulated by the robber barons of the Gilded Age. Social improvement became the main issue of the public and their newly elected political leaders, who focused on Worker's Rights, Child Labor, Living Conditions, Women's Rights, and Food Safety, to name a few. **


 *  - Please visit the following sites to help you complete your Search & Summary assignment, which can be downloaded below. **

 [|Progressive Era Links] - This site provides several links on topics such as Boss Tweed, Tamany Hall, Temperance Movement, & Jacob Riis, & Tenement Housing.

 [|**Progressives & Populists**] - Scroll down to the end of the article for a brief summary of the influence and similarities of the Populist & Progressive movements.

 [|Muckrackers & The Jungle] - Links to an article about the influence of muckrackers & Upton Sinclair's 1903 novel, The Jungle.

 [|**Booker T. Washington**] - Brief article about the philosophy and accomplishments of Booker T. Washington.

 [|**W.E.B. DuBois**]- - Brief article about the philosophy and accomplishment of W.E.B. DuBois.

 [|Elkins Act]& [|Square Deal] - Wikipedia articles on Teddy Roosevelt's 1903 law and the "Square Deal" program that allowed its passage.