History of the United States

Many progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called political machines.

sell their land

The people in steerage were at the bottom of the ship and below water level. There were no windows, no rooms, and very little of anything else. The ships in the 1900's divided decks according to classes of people. The decks were separated with locked gates and the upper deck people who paid the most for passage never met or saw the people on the other decks. The immigrants below were locked in so they couldn't have access to the upper decks. They were considered the poorest dirtiest people on the ship so we're sold the worse accommodations.

it brought lawsuits against many corporations

settlement houses

Slavery was an issue that contributed to the event of Bleeding Kansas. Bleeding Kansas was also known as the Bloody Kansas war.

Congress established the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) in 1914.

prohibition

muckrakers

A lack of economic opportunity in their homeland was a significant push factor for new immigrants arriving in the United States. Many were also looking for personal liberty.