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The Progressive Era was the time period from the 1890s to the 1920s. During this time period, progressives seek to reform agriculture and rural life by creating policies and infrastructure that protected and connected rural parts of the US, respectively. For example, this period was prefaced by the Homestead Act, in which land in the west was granted to anyone who could maintain it. This was followed by the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, which was how the west connected to the east, connecting rural life to the industrialization occurring in the major cities at the time. This accomplished the goal of pushing the country from rural life to urban industrialization, which was corrupt and needed to be cleansed. Policies surrounding agriculture emerged, such as the establishment of the FDA by Theodore Roosevelt, which ensured a standard for food production, directly affecting agriculture by limiting the use of harmful products when growing produce and other forms of consumable products.