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Progressive movement-US land of freedom


            According to Henretta, "The term progressivism embraces a wide-spread, many-sided effort after 1900 to build a better society." To build a better society, freedom is involved. The term progressiveness usually brings thoughts of setting a plan in motion or going one step forward in something, progressing, if you will. During the course of reform in this time period, people underwent many changes. They realized more about their fellow man from other countries, such as the Germans, Irish, and African Americans. This was a time of economic freedom and wealth, as many jobs arose as big business progressed and more jobs were created. There was also a lot of scientific progress occurring as well. People were thinking more into different fields, like child development and the sciences of agriculture. .
             This time of development was aptly named, because it was during this time period when a lot of progress toward today's standards was set. It was during this time period that immigrants started to come to the U.S. for things like jobs and places to raise there children where they and their children could be free. It was also during this time that traditions like approval of one's parents for courtship (dating) were a thing of the past. People were now more social with each other than ever; difference in race or origin did not matter as much as it had in previous years, for people were progressing for a better tomorrow. They were mining for precious metals and ores, railways were being built, and big business was starting to rise more, leaving people with more to choose from, for more personal freedoms were left at their disposal than before. It was indeed a good time for people to be alive, for there was so much to progress toward, and a bright future in the horizon for all.
             In the beginning, the progressive movement was focused on the white middle class people, but after Republican Hiram Johnson was elected as the governor of California, the lower class working people of America were included in the plans of progressivism.


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