19th Centaury: The Progressive Era

Through the 19th centaury the progressive Era took place. Progressive movements were an effort to reform the government over social and political issues that affected the working middle and poor class Americans. After the digressional period in the American industries, most companies paid unbearable wedges to the factory workers and untamed working conditions lower their costs and increase their profits. This greatly affected the most Americans and resulted to the formation of Unions that represented their problems to the government. The progressives demanded shorter work days, safe working conditions, abolish child labor, and solve social problems that affected the poor Americans. This were all taken into documentation by the muckraker journalist