18.2 Objectives Discuss Teddy Roosevelt and the Square Deal

18.2 Objectives18.2 Objectives

A.A. Discuss Teddy Roosevelt and Discuss Teddy Roosevelt and the Square Deal.the Square Deal.

B.B. Discuss Roosevelt’s step to Discuss Roosevelt’s step to improve the enviroment.improve the enviroment.

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Election updateElection update

Copy HWCopy HWA.A. Read and outline p. 543-547Read and outline p. 543-547

B.B. QuestionsQuestions

1.1. What did T. Roosevelt pledge to What did T. Roosevelt pledge to accomplish through his Square Deal?accomplish through his Square Deal?

2.2. What was the Wisconsin Plan?What was the Wisconsin Plan?

3.3. How did many US cities increase gov. How did many US cities increase gov. efficiency while decreasing efficiency while decreasing corruption?corruption?

4.4. What were the differences between What were the differences between the Federalists and the the Federalists and the Antifederalists?Antifederalists?

Compare and Share HWCompare and Share HW

QuestionsQuestionsWhat were the election reforms of the What were the election reforms of the Progressives?Progressives?How did the Progressive reformers How did the Progressive reformers attempt to improve American morality?attempt to improve American morality?How did the goals of the AFL differ from How did the goals of the AFL differ from the IWW?the IWW?What were the major compromises that What were the major compromises that came out of the Constitutional came out of the Constitutional Convention?Convention?

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Define Define TRUSTBUSTING.TRUSTBUSTING.

Does Teddy Does Teddy Roosevelt Roosevelt deserve the title deserve the title of “Trustbuster?”of “Trustbuster?”

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B. Roosevelt and the B. Roosevelt and the Square DealSquare Deal

1. Roosevelt becomes President after 1. Roosevelt becomes President after McKinley’s assassination in 1901McKinley’s assassination in 1901

2. The Square Deal2. The Square Deal

a. United Mine Workers’ Strike-1902a. United Mine Workers’ Strike-1902

1.) arbitration – 31.) arbitration – 3rdrd party settled party settled

2.) sided with workers and public2.) sided with workers and public

b. Square Dealb. Square Deal

1.) 1.) balancebalance interests of labor, interests of labor, business, and consumersbusiness, and consumers

2.) 2.) limitlimit trusts trusts

3.) 3.) promotepromote public health public health and safetyand safety

4.) 4.) improveimprove working working conditionsconditions

3. Regulating 3. Regulating BusinessBusiness

a.a. Trustbusting Trustbusting

1.) Northern Securities Co. 1.) Northern Securities Co. dissolved-RR monopolydissolved-RR monopoly

2.) attacked the 2.) attacked the badbad trusts trusts (conduct)(conduct)

b. Elkins Act (1903)b. Elkins Act (1903)

*rebates *rebates

forbiddeforbiddenn for RRs for RRs

c. Hepburn Act (1906)c. Hepburn Act (1906)

*ICC set RR *ICC set RR rates – rates –

strengthenstrengthenss the the ICCICC

4.4. Protecting the Protecting the ConsumerConsumer

a.a. Meat Meat Inspection Inspection ActAct (1906) (1906)

1.) gov. 1.) gov. inspection of inspection of interstate interstate meatmeat

2.) result of 2.) result of

the Junglethe Jungle

b. b. Pure Food and Drug Pure Food and Drug ActAct

1.) banned1.) banned

harmfulharmful ingredientsingredients

2.) mandated 2.) mandated

ingredientsingredients & a label& a label on on

food and food and medicinemedicine

5. Protecting 5. Protecting the the EnviromentEnviroment

a.a. Newlands Reclamation Act (1902)Newlands Reclamation Act (1902)

*money from *money from public public salesale of land of land to to reclaim landreclaim land (and irrigation)(and irrigation)

b. b. 150 million150 million acres set aside for acres set aside for parks and National Conservation parks and National Conservation Commission created!Commission created!

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