theodore (teddy) roosevelt
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Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt. Video NY Politician Mom & wife died on same day 1898: Rough Riders (Spanish American War) William McKinley's VP Became youngest president (42) Progressive. Square Deal. 1902 Coal Strike. Workers wanted raises, 9 hr work day, right to organize a union - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt Video NY Politician Mom & wife died on same day 1898: Rough Riders (Spanish American
War) William McKinley's VP Became youngest president (42) Progressive
Square Deal
1902 Coal Strike Workers wanted raises, 9 hr work day,
right to organize a union Owners wouldn’t compromise T.R got an arbitration commission
Result:
Legislation?
Trusts “Trustbuster” Good and bad trusts Won many antitrust suits Northern Securities Company
Legislation?
RR Regulation Elkins Act (1903)
Hepburn Act (1906)
Dangerous Foods & Medicines Muckraker: Upton Sinclair: “The Jungle”
Congress passed: Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)
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Conservation & Natural Resources
Set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves
1.5 million acres of waterpower sites 80 million of acres to survey for mineral
and water resources Legislation?
National Reclamation Act (1902)
Racial Discrimination Did really nothing to stop racial
discrimination
NAACP: (National Assoc. for the advancement for colored people) formed: 1909