16th Amendment:- Allowed Congress to enact an income tax.

17th Amendment:- Established direct election of US senators by popular vote.

18th Amendment:- Made Alcohol illegal.

19th Amendment:- Prohibited any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex.

- Led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

La Folette Seaman's Act 1915:- Required decent treatment and living wages on American Merchant Ships.

- Forced Freight rates high.

Workers Compensation Act 1915:- Wilson helping workers.

-Granted assistance to federal civil-service employees during periods of disability.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1890:- List of Objectionable Business Practices

Clayton Anti-Trust Act 1914:- Aimed at taking down monopolies.

- Lengthened the Sherman Anit-Trust Act's list of objectionable business practices including price discrimination and interlocking directorates.

- Helped confer benefits to labor.

Meat Inspection Act 1906: - Pushed by public concern.

- Stated that the preparation of meat shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection from corral to can.

- Smaller competitors were driven out of business and Companies earned the government's seal of approval.

Pure Food and Drug Act 1906: - Acted with the Meat Inspection Act.

- Designed to protect the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.

Rail Roads-

Elkins Act 1903: -Supported By Theodore Roosevelt

-It placed heavy fines on railroad companies that gave rebates and on shippers that accepted rebates.

HepBurn Act 1906: -Restricted Free passes.

- Extended the Interstate Commerce Commission to include express companies, sleeping-car companies, and pipelines.

- The commission was given authority to nullify existing rates and stipulate maximum rates.

Crispus Attucks being shot during the Boston Massacre.

(John Bufford after William L. Champey, circa 1856)[6]

African Americans were an integral part of the revolutionary war for the Americans. They served as soldiers, guides, messengers and spies. They fought in key battles for the Americans such as in April 1775 at Lexington and Concord as well as The Battle of Bunker Hill. Whether the African Americans were enslaved or not, many of them wanted to fight for the Patriots with the idea that it may lead to freedom or more rights.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_the_Revolutionary_War#African_American_Patriots

Image of Black Loyalists in the American

Revolution.

The British did use African Americans as laborers, skilled workers, foragers and spies. Except for those blacks who joined Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment, there were only a few blacks who served in the British army while the fighting was concentrated in the North. It was not until the final months of the war, when manpower was low that blacks were used for fighting for Britain.

Continental frigates Hancock and Boston capturing

British frigate Fox, June 7, 1777

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_navy

Man Power was short in the Patriots Navy so African Americans were recruited. However, both sides signed African Americans into their navy. For the rebels the Africans had the ability to pilot the vessels and take responsibility of the ammunition on board the ships.

On the British side the Africans were much more willing and able to work. Mainly because the British soldiers were arrogant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_the_Revolutionary_War#African_American_Sailors