Question

Organize the following events from the Progressive Era on the timeline.

1) Sixteenth, seventeenth Amendments ratified

2) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

3) Muckraker Ida Tarbell writes The History of the Standard Oil Company

4) Nineteenth Amendment Passed

5) Oregon becomes first state to pass initiative referendum laws

6) 18th Amendment is passed

7) Meat inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act are passed

Answer 1

The events occurred in the following order:

Oregon Initiative Referendum (1902)

Tarbell's History of Standard Oil (1904)

Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug (1906)

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911)

Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments Ratified (1913 and 1913)

Eighteenth Amendment Passed (1919)

Nineteenth Amendment Passed (1920)

Answer 2

The correct answers are as followed:

1) Oregon becomes first state to pass initiative and referendum laws- This gives citizens the ability to pass laws without the state legislature and vote on laws proposed by the state legislature.

2) Muckraker Ida Tarbell writes the History of the Standard Oil Company- This book discusses the creation of a trust by Rockefeller and the ruthless business practices he used.

3) Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act are passed- These help to protect consumers from unsanitary food.

4) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire- This kills over one hundred women in a textile factory due to harsh working conditions and locked doors. Essentially, women were trapped in the factory.

5) Sixteenth, Seventeenth Amendments ratified- The 16th amendment created a federal income tax and the 17th amendment allowed citizens to directly vote for their Senators.

6) Eighteenth Amendment- This makes the sale, distribution, and manufacturing of alcohol illegal.

7) Nineteenth Amendment- This gives women the right to vote.