KEY TERMS Key Terms and People to Know for the Regents Exam
Muckrakers
Muckrakers used writing to expose problems in society. Some examples include: Jacob Riis– urban poverty, Upton Sinclair – conditions in meatpacking factories, Ida Tarbell – Standard Oil Co.’s monopoly, Lincoln Steffens – political corruption.
Upton Sinclair / The Jungle
Sinclair’s book exposed horrible conditions in meatpacking factories. His efforts resulted in President Theodore Roosevelt signing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act to regulate the production of food and medicine.