Starter: What is a presidential platform?

Roosevelt and the Square Deal

Chapter 16

Section 3

I. Roosevelt Becomes President Started out as V.P. to McKinley McKinley shot Roosevelt becomes Pres. Bully Pulpit – platform to

publicize important issues and seek support for his policies

II. United Mine Workers Strike

1902 Coal mine strike for higher wages Owners refuse to negotiate Roosevelt encourages an arbitration

A. The Problem

B. The Solution Workers wage and shorter day Owners didn’t recognize the Miners union Everybody won (Square Deal)

III. The Square Deal Roosevelt 1904 campaign slogan

Square Deal

Balancing interests of Business, Consumer, and Labor

Limiting Power of Trusts

Promoting Public Health and Safety

Improving Working Conditions

A. Regulating Businesses Trustbusting

Roosevelt went after companies that had monopolies and hurt the publics interest

It violated Sherman Antitrust Act

Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) regulated 2 new Acts Elkins Act – everyone had to pay the

same rates for shipping Hepburn Act – the ICC could set

maximum railroad rates

B. Regulating Food and Drug Companies Companies selling old foods, adding

chemicals and calling it “fresh” Drug comp. added alcohol, cocaine, and

morphine to drugs Companies sold products as “wonder

drugs”

B. Protecting the Consumer The Jungle - Written by Upton

Sinclair Book about immigrants

working in Chicago Meat Factory

Showed the terrible conditions for workers & Unsanitary food

Congress passed 2 consumer – protection laws Meat Inspection Act – govt had to inspect meat

shipped across state lines Pure Food and Drug Act – forbade the making of

food and medicine containing harmful ingredients

Created the first national park Yellowstone

Teddy set aside 200 million acres

C. Protecting the Environment

Yosemite National Park

Activity: With a partner you will create lyrics to the

new “Trustbusting” Song that will support Roosevelts new ideas and tactics. It should be in the tune of Ghostbusters!.