This four-page review of the campaign and election of 1892 includes a review of Benjamin Harrison's term in office from 1888-1892, the controversy in determining a presidential candidate, and the presence of a possibly viable third-party...

The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945: The Progressive Era. An overview of an Progressive Era is provided. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.

Overview of government efforts to break up large corporations and monopolies.

Check out this interactive timeline on commerce clause in the United States.

Read about the domestic legislation of Woodrow Wilson, a progressive president who won the election of 1912. See how the policies he proposed won him the support of those who believed in the platform of the Bull Moose Party.

Grover Cleveland's second term in office was problematic, which affected the election of 1896. Read about the economic depression of 1893, the labor unrest, Coxey's army, and controversial Supreme Court decisions that were handed down...

President Benjamin Harrison did not put forth a strong domestic agenda of his own, but find out what legislation he supported that was offered by various congressmen.

A great outline that highlights the important parts of the Progressive Era from those involved in reforms to the reform programs themselves. Not much detail, but good information.

Part of an interactive timeline which focuses on the history of exploration, development, and use of oil and petroleum products in the United States from 1855-1919 with links at the bottom that continue through 2004.

A timeline of Progressive Era legislation with brief descriptions of the laws.

This site describes how as railroads became more important to the industrial success of the U.S., more and more rail lines figured out ways to make the best profit. Oftentimes, unfair business practices were established which eventually...

This was the home of anti-trust legislator Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. He was the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act, an act that prohibited particular types of conduct that were deemed to not be in the best interest of a competitive...

(1826-1919) US senator of Vermont who was the Author of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and coauthor of the Sherman Antitrust Act

(1826-1904) US representative and senator from Massachusetts that helped draft the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Looks at the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive goals of William Taft, and at legislation enacted under the New Freedom agenda of Woodrow Wilson.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A great look at the Progressive Era, the issues dealt with at that time, and the legistlation passed to help alleviate social ills. Read about the great range of personalities and viewpoints that drove...

This resource, a speech by Woodrow Wilson to Congress on April 8, 1913, gives a great review of how the United States transformed from from a rural country to an urban one. It includes a review of industrialization, new inventions,...