These are notes They will be short Don’t freak out Chapter 17 Section 3 These are notes They will be short Don’t freak out

What was happening? There was no regulation of most industries Labor and safety laws did not exist Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle Gave disgusting accounts of life in the food industry Caused the government to pay attention Regulations began to emerge

A Rough-Riding President Theodore Roosevelt Became president because McKinley was assassinated Born into a wealthy family Very weak and sickly child Decided to be stronger Boxed and wrestled at Harvard Political NYC Police Commissioner Volunteer Cavalry Rough Riders Returns a hero from the battle at San Juan Hill

A Rough Riding President Theodore Roosevelt, cont. Became the youngest president at 42 Was blinded in one eye from boxing while president Used the presidency as a “bully pulpit” Crafted the Square Deal A term that meant many progressive reforms

Using Federal Power TRUSTBUSTING 1902 COAL STRIKE RAILROAD REGULATION Trusts – legal bodies created to hold stock in many companies Companies would merge to form monopolies and drive prices up TR used the Sherman Antitrust Act to sue many of these companies He was successful in breaking up the Northern Securities Company Became known as the TRUSTBUSTER 1902 COAL STRIKE 140,000 workers in Pennsylvania walked off the job TR intervened and got both sides to compromise Setting the precedent that presidents can intervene when the public interest is at stake Also showed the nation that disputes could be resolved in an orderly way with experts’ helping hand. RAILROAD REGULATION Elkins Act – Made it illegal for railroad officials to give rebates for using particular railroads. Railroads could not charge rates without notification Hepburn Act – Limited the distribution of free rail passes that were used as bribery

Health and Environment REGULATING FOOD AND DRUGS Meat Inspection Act Pure Food and Drug Act Stopped sale of contaminated food and medicine Forced truthful labels CONSERVATION Natural environment was exploited Coal Logging Dumping sewage John Muir persuaded TR to conserve national forests TR promoted Gifford Pinchot as head of US Forest Service

Roosevelt and Civil Rights Failed to fully support Civil Rights Appointed an African American in South Carolina Mississippians refused to accept a Black Postmistress so TR closed the Post Office Invited Booker T Washington to the White House Not fully accepted by WEB DuBois Wanted full rights and social and economic justice