progressive movement

During the 1900’s, many middle class people across the U.S. set out to make society a better place. These people were called reformers. They would take the daily problems many people across America faced, and try to fix them. These reform efforts were political, economical, and social. The reforms sought to return the government control back to the people, and correct problems with American life. These many reforms all together were called the progressive movement. During the progressive movement, although all the reforms were for different causes, each reform contained at least one of these goals: protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, and fostering efficiency.
Promoting moral reform was what some reformers thought was important in helping to shape America. These reformers would help to improve the lives of poor people. They would try to improve their personal behavior, by thinking of things that would make their lives better. Proh...