| hint | name |
|---|
| made credit available to farmers at low rates of interest | |
| reduced import fees | |
| investigated possible violations of antitrust laws | |
| authorized banks to issue emergency currency that would be backed by the government | |
| established the eight hour work day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce, with extra pay for overtime | |
| Germans say that America can end war if we convince the allies to ease blockades on German ports | |
| intended to lower the tariff, but actually raised the tariff by the time all amendments were added on | |
| heavy fines could be imposed on railroads that gave rebates and on the shippers that accepted them | |
| procedure supported by the populist party in 1890s where any proposed law could go on the public ballot as long as a petiton with an appropriate number of names is submitted | |
| unions and strikes were legal. designed to strengthen the sherman antitrust act | |
| required decent treatment and a living wage on American merchant ships | |
| authorized Washington to collect money from the sale of public lands in the west and then use those funds for the development of irrigation projects | |
| direct election of us senators | |
The USA Declares War!
Original 13 Colonies
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