1. Cell phones up! Be ready for notes!

2. Teddy Roosevelt
President
T.R.

3. Square Deal: Four Corners
Each corner is a topic - Labor, Business, Consumers, Environment
Look up the information given and add accordingly

4. LABOR
BUSINESS
Teddy Roosevelt’s
Square Deal
CONSUMERS
ENVIRONMENT

5. LABOR 1902 Coal Miners Strike Pay raise, shorter work days
TR threatened to send troops, owners compromised!
Department of Commerce and Labor
Monitored businesses, engaged in interstate commerce

6. BUSINESS Recap: ICC - interstate commerce commission
Oversee RR rates interstate
1906 Hepburn Act
More power to ICC, set maximum RR rates
“Trustbuster”
Busted illegal trusts, TR’s new nickname

7. CONSUMERS Meat Inspection Act
Govt inspects meat industry/ processing factories
Pure Food and Drug Act
Controls and regulations on food other than meat, and drugs
Ex. labels have to have legit ingredients

9. ENVIRONMENT 1906 Antiquities Act
Created national parks and national monuments
5th Amendment
Protects private property, if taken by govt. Must have compensation
National Reclamation Act
Govt power for where and how water is distributed

10. Question: Would you consider Teddy Roosevelt a Muckraker?
Why or why not?