CAUSES OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

Poor Working Conditions

Child Labor Long hours, low pay Unsafe working conditions Sweatshops

Problems of Farmers

Debt High Tariffs Populism is dead- no one left to speak

for farmers

Problems of City Living

Tenement houses- dangerous and dirty Widespread disease Rapid growth- urbanization Lack of trees and open space

Corrupt state and local governments Political machines- Tammany Hall and

Boss Tweed Nativists vs. Immigrants

Big Business

Monopolies- Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt

Deforestation- loss of trees and parks Lack of Resources Problems with labor unions- Haymarket

Riot

Minorities and Immigrants Exclusion of Immigrants Segregation and unequal treatment Lack of higher education for minorities

Child Labor- History

Problem since 1800sChildren needed to work and earn moneyEducation not seen as importantLow wages make child labor necessaryChildren easier to train and control

All photos are by Lewis Hine Goal

Expose the conditions of child labor to bring about changes (laws)

Become known as muckraking journalism

Children in Cotton MillWhat dangers do you see?

Children in Coal Mine

Children in the Mill/Factory

Children in the Cannery

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