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Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, & Wilson 11 -24 -14 DO NOW: Write 5 things that President Roosevelt was famous for doing. Agenda Analyze Data Multimedia Overview Notes Student Workbook Project

Progressivism – move forward Social Problems –child labor, unsafe work, poverty, slums Muskrakers – journalist who wrote unsafe meat and housing Teddy Roosevelt – “Trust Buster”, National Parks, “Teddy” Bear Women Suffrage - woman wanted to vote Review

Women’s Suffrage (vote) Read the article titled Seneca Falls Declaration, 1848 Open your books to pages 56 -57 What similarities do you notice with the article? Watch the following video about Women’s Suffrage and answer the questions on the handout. Iron Jawed Angels Part 8_12 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HZwo. En 5 b. Nug

PROJECT – Voting Pamphlet Pretend that you are in favor or not in favor of women getting the right to vote. Create a pamphlet to express your opinion. Include art work. Write 5 reasons why Women should or should not be allowed to vote. Women and Voting

Progressive Political Reforms {

Direct Primary required political parties to hold votes in which all party members could participate in choosing a candidate for the general Election Direct Primary Led by Robert La Follete

Initiative allows a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it Referendum allows citizens to vote on proposed laws directly without going to the legislature Recall provides voters an option to demand a special election to remove elected officials prior to the end of their term Initiative, Referendum and Recall

ROOSEVELT IN OFFICE I. Roosevelt revives the presidency A. Roosevelt takes on the trusts B. The Coal Strike of 1902 C. Regulating Big Business II. Social Welfare and Conservation A. Conservation III. Taft’s Progressive Reforms A. Taft’s Approach to Government B. The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act C. The Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy D. Taft’s Achievements Am. History Workbook Open up your American History Workbooks to page 82

Look at the list of accomplishments for Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson on the next slide. Complete the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the three presidents’ accomplishments. Compare and Contrast Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Comparing the Progressive Presidents 14. Gave up the Presidency in 1908 to big game hunt in Africa 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Democrat Republicans Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party Sponsored the “New Freedom” Sponsored the “New Nationalism” Was a “Trustbuster” Claimed to be “Progressive” Wanted the federal government to protect American consumers and workers Wanted to destroy “Bad” Trusts but only regulate “Good” Trusts Passed the Underwood Tariff which lowered tariffs and levied an income tax Was a former Vice President Wanted to break up the Trusts, regardless of whether or not they limited competition. Supported the Payne Aldrich Tariff 15. Supported the creation of the Federal Reserve System to supervise all banks 16. Signed the Clayton Anti-Trust Act 17. Supported the creation of the Federal Trade Commission 18. Called for a “Square Deal” for business, labor, and consumers 19. Was a former history professor at Princeton University 20. Threatened use of federal troops to negotiate the end of the 1902 coal strike 21. Appointed Gifford Pinchot as head of the U. S. Forest Service 22. Fired Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the U. S. Forest Service 23. Supported Conservation measures 24. Ran in the 1912 Presidential Election 25. Women suffragists confronted him on their right to vote 26. Helped pass the Meat Inspection Act

Democrat Party Professor at Princeton University New Freedom Destroy “Bad” Trusts but regulate “Good” Trusts Underwood Tariff- lowered tariffs, income tax Federal Reserve System to supervise all banks Federal Trade Commission Clayton Anti-Trust Act Women suffragists confronted him to get to vote

The Wilson Years Economic Reforms Social Reforms 1. Underwood Tariff Act 5. Keating-Owen Child Labor Act 2. Federal Reserve Act 6. Adamson Act The Wilson Years 3. Federal Trade Commission 4. Federal Farm Loan Act 5. Keating-Owen Child Labor Act Am. History Workbook Open up your American History Workbooks to page 85