The early 20th century was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States. The progressives, as they called themselves, worked to make American society a better and safer place in which to live. The Progressive Era was mainly to demote political corruption. Also focused on large machines and their bosses. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were all presidents during the Progressive Era. The "Progressive Presidents" each saw a lot of social and political change in the American Society. The Progressives worked to make the American society a better and safer place to live.