Teddy Roosevelts Square Deal Chapter 9 Section 3

Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal Chapter 9, Section 3

How Did This Start • Upton Sinclair wrote the book The Jungle which talked about the horrible conditions in meat packing plants in Chicago • This sickened many readers including Teddy

Teddy Roosevelt • Picture a great outdoorsman, and you have Teddy • He started in politics in New York • Lead the Army in Cuba to it’s decisive victory • Teddy became a president for the people

Square Deal • These are Progressive reforms that aimed to help the common person • The first thing he did… destroyed trust that promoted unfair business practices • Roosevelt did not find trust harmful, but he wanted to end the one’s harmful to the public

Square Deal • 1902 Coal Strike – 140, 000 coal miners went on strike in Penn. Roosevelt personally ended the strike siding with the miners • He reformed the railroads • No longer could they charge whatever price they wanted, a set price was established

Health and Environment • Passed the Meat Inspection Act – improved sanitary conditions in food industry • Pure Food and Drug Act – stopped the sale of contaminated foods and meds and labels had to be truthful • National Parks – creation of conservation lands and the preservation of natural resources – This also created great public works around the country

Civil Rights • He did not support civil rights • He did reach out to Booker T Washington • NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed to address the lack of concern shown by Progressives