PLEASE HELP ME The chart below lists some of the issues and reforms of the Progressive Era. Your first task is to correctly match the American to the reform they were a part of. Names will only be used once and may be copy and pasted from the word bank below.

Samuel Gompers John Muir Mother Jones Upton Sinclair

Lincoln Steffens Ida Tarbell Jane Addams Jacob Riis

Reforms of the Progressive Era Reforming American

Child labor laws were rewritten

Food and medicine were protected for consumers

Workers unions were established

Rules for fair business practices were established

Political corruption was revealed in American cities

Poverty and immigrant struggles were documented

Conservation of natural lands and resources

Settlement houses were created to help immigrants in American cities assimilate

Samuel Gompers- Workers unions were established .

John Muir-  Conservation of natural lands and resources .

Mother Jones-  Child labor laws were rewritten .

Upton Sinclair -  Food and medicine were protected for consumers .

Lincoln Steffens-  Political corruption was revealed in American cities .

Ida Tarbell- Rules for fair business practices were established .

Jane Addams- Settlement houses were created to help immigrants in American cities assimilate.

Jacob Riis-  Poverty and immigrant struggles were documented .

Explanation:

The names of the Americans and the reforms that they were associated with are as follows-

1. Samuel Gompers was a British born American activist who advocated strongly for the rights of labor unions. He was also the first president of the American Federation of Labor. He was also part of the reform that established the Worker's Union.

2. John Muir was an environmentalist, a naturalist who greatly advocated for the conservation of the natural reserves and resources.

3. Mother Jones, aka Mary Harris Jones, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher who deeply advocated and worked for the welfare of children. She even protested against the las child protection laws in the American state of Pennsylvania.

4. Upton Sinclair was an American writer whose works deal with exposing and criticizing the working conditions of the meatpacking industry.

5. Lincoln Austin Steffens was a journalist who reported corruption in the politics of American cities. His work focused on political corruption among some American cities and also included some ways to reform such bad practices.

6. Ida Tarbell was also a journalist whose works report the unfair dealings in the business world. She brought some unfair practices in the oil company and helped bring forth the establishment of rules for fair dealings in the business world.

7. Jane Addams was an American settlement activist who advocated for the creation of settlement houses for immigrants.

8. Jacob Riis was a social reformer who dealt with the struggles of immigrants and poverty in society. he helped in publicizing the crisis of the society such as education, housing, and poverty.