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TheodoreRooseveltWilliamHowardTaftWoodrowWilson

I.  TheProgressiveMovementinAmericansocietyadvancedlargelyduetothreeprogressivepresidents

A.  TheodoreRooseveltB.  WilliamHowardTaftC.  WoodrowWilson

II.  EachpresidentusedtheofficeofthepresidentinadifferentwaybutallthreecarriedoutprogressivereformstobetterAmericansociety

I.  WilliamMcKinleywasreelectedPresidentin1900

II.  McKinleywasassassinated

sixmonthsintohissecondterm

III.  TheodoreRoosevelt(VP)

becamethenation’s26thpresident

A.  FormerSec.ofNavy,NYCPoliceCommissionerMcKinley was assassinated by an

anarchist in Buffalo in September of 1901

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I.  T.R. fully embraced the Progressive Movement and set out to protect the American people from the big businesses that controlled the nation

II.  Roosevelt’s policies stated that every American should receive a square deal in their daily lives

A.  Roosevelt believed that everyone deserved freedom and fairness B.  Square deal became the name for TR’s progressive policies

III.  TR used his executive power to influenced progressive legislation (laws) to better American society

I.  TR believed many problems that Americans faced was due to unfair business practices by big businesses & monopolies (trusts)

A.  By 1900 trusts (monopolies) controlled 80% of the American economy

B.  TR believed that was unfair to the consumers (people)

II.  TR attacks trusts: A.  TR believed there were“Good” & “Bad”trusts B.  Big business can be good/ but they must behave responsibly C.  TR filed antitrust lawsuits under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and

forced businesses to compete D.  His actions led people to call TR a trustbuster

I.  T.R.steppedintoprotectindustrialworkersduringa1902labordispute

A.  Coalminersstuckfora9hrworkdayand20%payincreaseB.  ThestrikegreatlydepletedtheAmericancoalreserves

II.  TRnegotiatedadealbetweenthetwosidesandindoingsoexertedexecutivepoweroverbusinessowners

A.  T.R.supportedthestrikersnotthebusinessowners(progressive)B.  T.R.threatenedtotakeoverthebusinessiftheownersdidn’t

agreetotheworkersdemandsC.  Workersgota10%raiseand9hrworkday

I.  T.R.alsousedhisexecutivepowertoregulatethemostcorruptAmericanindustry:railroads

A.  InterstateCommerceCommission(ICC)wascreatedtopreventunfairpracticesbutlackedpowertodoanythinguntilTR

II.  T.R.convincedCongresstopasstheElkinsActandHepburnActbothoutlawedunfairbusinesspracticesusedbyrailroads

A.  Shippingrebatestobigbusinessesandhighpricesforindividualconsumers

B.  PreventRRcompaniesfromtakingadvantageoftheAmericanpeople

C.  USgovernmentwasgivencontroloverrailroadcompaniesthankstoprogressivereforms

I.  Dangerous Foods and Medicine: A.  After reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair T.R. appointed a

commission to study the meatpacking industry. B.  Found horrible conditions in American meat industry C.  Passed two laws to protect consumers:

i.   Meat Inspection Act: required government to inspect meat shipped between states to ensure safety

ii.   Pure Food & Drug Act: forbade manufacture, sale or transportation of foods containing harmful ingredients

D.  Required all foods/drugs to have ingredient labels

II.  T.R. wanted to ensure that the foods and drugs of the American people were safe (square deal)

I.  T.R. was first conservationist (save the environment) president.

A.  Realized American forests and natural resources were diminishing

B.  Promoted conservation of natural resources C.  Set aside thousands of acres of forest reserves

I.  Created national parks and wildlife preserves D.  Passed Newlands Reclamation Act:

i.  Allowed for damaged lands to be made productive again II.  T.R. ensured that the beauty of American lands would

be preserved for generations to come.

I.  LikemostprogressivesT.R.wasslowtosupportAfrican-AmericanCivilRights

II.  TRdidappointsomeblackstopositionsofpowerwithinthefederalgovernment:

III.  ManyAfrican-AmericansbelievedthatT.R.didn’tdoenough

fortheblackraceintheirfightforequalityandtoendsegregation

IV.  African-AmericansformedtheNAACPtofightforracialequalityintheU.S.A.

A.  W.E.B.DuboisandotherblacksfoughtforequalrightsB.  NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPersons

I.  ThroughouthispresidencyTRsupportedandpassedmanyprogressivepolicies:

A.  NationalParks,Trust-busting,SupportforLaborUnions,SquareDeal,RegulationofRR

II.  RooseveltbecamethefirstmodernpresidentwhousedthepressandpublicopiniontoshapeAmericansociety

III.  HislegacycanbeseenthroughoutAmericansociety

1)  Inoneparagraph(5sentences)explainwhyRooseveltisviewedhistoricallyasaprogressivepresident: