Progressive President Theodore Roosevelt Reform Unit Theodore Roosevelt

Progressive President : Theodore Roosevelt { Reform Unit

❖ ❖ __Theodore Roosevelt_______ is considered to be the United States’ first progressive president. (seated on the right) However, he came to the presidency by accident. He ran on the Republican ticket as _President Mc. Kinley______Vice President. Six months after Mc. Kinley's inauguration he was shot and killed. Roosevelt then became president. The First Progressive President

Roosevelt and Reform Roosevelt saw government as an _umpire_______. Its purpose was to ensure fairness, or a “square deal” for 1) Big Business 2) Consumers 3) The Environment 4) And Labor (workers) ❧ ❧ Thus, Roosevelt's reforms became known as the Square Deal.

➢ ➢ In 1900, _trusts______ or monopolies controlled 4 out of 5 industries (80%). Roosevelt began his reforms with an effort to break up corporate trusts. 1) Big Business: Trust Busting

To break down trusts, Roosevelt relied on the _Sherman Anti. Trust Act_______, which was often ignored in the past. Sherman Antitrust Act- made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trusts and monopolies. Roosevelt filed _44__antitrust____suits as President. For example he attacked the railroad, tobacco, and Standard Oil Company trusts.

◆ ◆ Roosevelt read Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and was appalled. He pushed for the passage of the _Meat Inspection Act____, which created a government meat inspection program. 2) Consumers: Regulating Foods and Drugs

◆ ◆ Roosevelt also signed the Pure Food and Drug Act. This banned the sale of impure foods and medicines.

▪ ▪ At the time, a majority of the people were ignoring the environment. Roosevelt knew that resources were not endless and wanted to _conserve____ them. 3) The Environment: Conservatism and Natural Resources

❖ ❖ Roosevelt set aside 148 acres of forest reserves. He also established over 50 wildlife sanctuaries and many ___national parks______.

1)What was the idea behind the Square Deal?

2) Why is Teddy Roosevelt considered a “Progressive Age” President? (give examples)