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pendelton act
The Pendelton Act created a federal civil service where workers could be hired based on competitive exams instead of political influence. This federal law ensured that government jobs would be awarded if the worker is skilled, rather than by lucky to be influential. -
president mckinley killed
On September 14th 1901, United States President McKinley was killed. This resulted in Theodore Roosevelt taking the role as president. Roosevelt helped with progressive ideas heavily. -
woodrow wilson
Woodrow Wilson, the president after Roosevelt, led a progressivism movement by fighting for many progressive things, such as labor rights. -
the 17th amendment
U.S. senators are elected not by the state legislatures, but by the people of the states—which is what the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment did for the country. This amendment allows for direct election of senators and eliminates corruption to lead to better public representation.. -
the 19th amendment
After years of women's suffrage, the 19th amendment was finally passed. The amendment guaranteed women the right to vote and was adopted into the U.S. Constitution.