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Ass. 6
History Stuff
13
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Not Applicable
03/12/2005

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Progressive Beliefs
Definition
Big government solves everything. Hamiltonian means for Jeffersonian ends.
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Progressive-Supported Actions
Definition
Child Labor Restrictions, 19th Amendment, Anti-trust suits, Hepburn act, Pure Food and Drug Act
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Federal Reserve Act
Definition
Puts restrictions on EXACTLY how the fed is allowed to work. Wilson's spiel.
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Hepburn Act
Definition
Gave the interstate commerce commission the power to control railroads.
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Clayton Antitrust Act
Definition
Corporations no longer allowed to threaten competition in the slightest, at stiffer penalties.
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Federal Farm Loan Act
Definition
Provided low-cost credit to farmers.
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Keating-Owen Act
Definition
Restricts child labor from most jobs. Though this was under Wilson, he wasn't too eager to see it passed, because he felt that it was infringing upon the rights of children.
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Adamson Act
Definition
Required interstate railroads to put their workers on an eight hour day without reduction in pay.
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Wilson-Gorman Tariff
Definition
Placed heavy taxes on Cuban sugar so that it couldn’t be sold in U.S.
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Spanish-American War
Definition
We kicked their asses because of our navy, and therefore we needed to determine what would happen with Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and others.
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Teller Amendment
Definition
U.S. isn't allowed to take over Cuba.
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McKinley Tariff
Definition
2-cent-per-pound bounty on U.S. Sugar. Caused imports to fall sharply.
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Philipine Insurrection
Definition
We're really not very nice to those brown people when we quash their rebellion.
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