Meat Industry Dbq

Factories were located in urban areas and as a result the cities grew. To this new way of life there was both an upside and a downside. The industry improved, ideas were easily shared and products were made better and cheaper. On the other hand, the cities were a trap for disease, crime, and pollution. Large amounts of immigrants entered the country and they often lived in tenements. Life was not simple and several reporters, the Muckrakers, exposed injustices. The most known would be Upton Sinclair, his revelations of the meat industry inspired the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act.

The president's in this era were progressives and they changed how the government was run. The corruption was gone and many reforms were implemented to help