1. Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal
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Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

2. A Rough-Riding President
Early Life
rich, but sick
had to prove himself
overcame personal tragedies/built his character
fought in Spanish American War
youngest president elected
-used presidency as “bully pulpit”
forced issues of reform
Offered America a “Square Deal”

3. Using Federal Power TR’s goals:
Trust-busting: Trust=Monopoly (Standard Oil)
Stop big business from abusing power
not against all trusts
How? Used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
What does he mean?

4. TR calls leaders on both sides
1902 Coal Strike
showed willing to threaten business
Pennsylvania
miners
20% raise, 9hr day
Coal ran low
TR calls leaders on both sides
Third party settles with 10% raise, 9 hr, but no right unionize

5. -ICA (1887): Interstate Commerce Act
Railroad Regulation
Means that the Government will keep an eye on the Railroad
-ICA (1887): Interstate Commerce Act
monitor trade, little power
Elkins Act (1903): no rebates for big companies
Hepburn Act (1906): Limited free passes
What was result?
end of bribery

6. Health and the Environment
Regulating Food and Drugs
Impacted by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Rules on how to process meat
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
“Required truth in labeling”

7. Conservation and Natural Resources
saw need to control and save
realized had to use some land and save other
used nature for power
named Pinchot: Head of Forest Service
National Reclamation Act
sell land to fund irrigation
set precedent of management
Gifford Pinchot

9. Civil Rights Fell short on reform here Took first steps
met with Booker T. Washington
did not achieve = Rights
Dubois not happy with progress
helped start NAACP
Long hard road for = rights
Booker T. Washington