Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Panama Canals Tolls Act 1912:- Required American Merchant shippers, shipping from coast to coast through the canal to pay a toll.
- Signed by Wilson.

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Jones Act 1916:- Signed by Wilson.
- Granted to the Philippines the boon of territorial status and promised independence as soon as a stable government could be established.


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Desert Land Act 1877:- Stepping Stone towards conservation.
- The government sold arid land cheaply on the condition that the purchaser irrigate the soil within 3 years.

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Forest Reserve Act 1891:- Authorized the President to set aside public forests as national parks and other reserves.
- Saved 46 million acres of trees.
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Carey Act 1894:- Distributed federal land to the states on the condition that it be irrigated and settled.

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Newlands Act 1902:-
Women's Bureau and Children's Bureau:- Gave femal Reformers a national stage for social investigation and advocacy.
- In the Department of Labor.

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Federal Trade Commission:- President Appointed a commission to tackle monopolies.
- Uprooted unfair trade practices, adulteration, unlawful competition, false advertising, and mislabeling.
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Federal Reserve:- Oversaw nationwide system of 12 regional banks.
- Granted authority to issue Federal Notes.
- Saved the nation from a financial crisis in WW1
- Established federal Reserve board appointed by the President.
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Federal Farm Loan Act:- Helped to increase credit for farmers.
- Signed into law by Wilson.

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

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

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18th Amendment:- Made Alcohol illegal.

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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.

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La Folette Seaman's Act 1915:- Required decent treatment and living wages on American Merchant Ships.
- Forced Freight rates high.
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Workers Compensation Act 1915:- Wilson helping workers.
-Granted assistance to federal civil-service employees during periods of disability.

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

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

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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.

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Pure Food and Drug Act 1906: - Acted with the Meat Inspection Act.
- Designed to protect the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.

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