Wilson’s New FreedomChapter 17, section 5

Woodrow Wilson

•Grew up in the South during and after the Civil War

•Was the son of a Presbyterian minister; had a strict moral upbringing

•Tapped by the Democratic political machine to run for governor of New Jersey

•He turned against the machine ASAP!

New Legislation

•Clayton Antitrust Act▫Passed in 1914▫Declared certain business practices illegal

No more monopolies Unions were OK

• Federal Trade Act of 1914▫Created the Federal Trade Commission▫Ended unfair business practices

More Policies•Wilson lowered tariffs

•The 16th Amendment added a federal income tax to replace the lost income

•The Federal Reserve System▫New money could be issued without the

gold backing▫Saved banks from closing and protected

people’s money

Woman Suffrage• Local groups were on

the rise• Were inspired by British

suffrage• The National American

Woman Suffrage Association and its president Carrie Chapman Catt were on the rise

• The 19th Amendment was passed in 1919 giving all women the right to vote!

Limits to Wilson’s Progressivism•He opposed a federal child labor law

•He opposed anti-lynching legislation

•He didn’t fight segregation and it actually increased during his presidency

Quick Questions….1. In what region did Wilson grow up?

▫ The South2. What practices did the Clayton Antitrust Act

deem illegal?▫ Monopolies and Anti-union Legislation

3. Which Amendment created the federal income tax?

▫ 16th 4. Which Amendment gave women the right to

vote?▫ 19th

5. How was Wilson’s progressivism limited?▫ Anti-kids and hated African Americans,