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☆☆☆☆☆Lincoln Austin Steffens was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century and author of "The Shame of the Cities."
The original goal of the union was to preserve the union at all cost.
Financial panics
Bankruptcies
Boom and bust economy
finacial panics
To provide adult mentors to boys and girls in need of them
No. In fact, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision did the opposite and increased segregation in the south.
A common condition in rapidly growing cities were that apartment buildings were being located near polluting factories.
Teaching of english was a common activity at Hull House in Chicago.
The government was willing to use force to end strikes
lack of windows
Private security was hired to protect strikebreakers during the 1892 Homestead strike.
many people worked all the time and made barely enough to survive
Boy Scouts were founded first.
Direct election of senators
The political goal of farmers was lower prices for grain storage.
Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy
protecting consumers and workers
Promoted laws against child labor (apex)
Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split.
