Progressive Era Dbq

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The Progressive Era The Progressive Era was a period of time that ranged from 1890 to 1920. During this time many reforms were made in local areas, state and federal levels. Using evidence, the Progressive area proves to be limited given the overall affects of segregation, racism, child labor and the Electoral College and careless employers. The successful components of the era are commerce laws and women’s rights and Chosen Representation. The Jim Crow laws and segregation allowed African Americans to be treated as second-class citizens. In Document I from The Crisis written by W.E.B Dubois May 1919, Dubois states that many African Americans were also drafted to fight in World War I, but were not welcomed to a great home when they returned. …show more content…

In Document J, a chart that shows the percent of eligible voters presidential who cast ballots in presidential elections. In 1900, 73 percent of eligible voters casted their ballots and voted. In 1920, the percent of people whom casted their ballots decreased to only 49 percent. By 1920, the Grandfather Clause and many other laws were passed which restricted the right to vote of other citizens decreasing the percent of eligible voters. The Progressive Era was unsuccessful because instead of reforming the polls and allowing more people to vote, I just restricting more citizen rights to …show more content…

Many parents needed their wages to make ends meet. In Document C from The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets by Jane Adams 1909, Jane states how children enter factory life when the law allows them to, and children end up not having childhoods. She writes that people are so caught up with the marvelous achievements of their industry and end up forgetting the children who have to work to help out as well. In Document G, a court case Hammer v. Dagenhart 1918, the father of two sons one under fourteen years old and another one between fourteen and sixteen explains his concern about the exploitation of his children in a cotton mill. He says its concerning that children are allowed to work more than eight hours a day and six days a week. The Progressive era was insufficient because it allowed children and other workers to be exploited with no laws to protect them for the company’s own

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