Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal Section 3 Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

A Rough-Riding President Early Life rich, but sick had to prove himself overcame personal tragedies/built his character fought in Spanish American War youngest president elected -used presidency as “bully pulpit” forced issues of reform Offered America a “Square Deal”

Using Federal Power TR’s goals: Trust-busting: Trust=Monopoly (Standard Oil) Stop big business from abusing power not against all trusts How? Used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act What does he mean?

TR calls leaders on both sides 1902 Coal Strike showed willing to threaten business Pennsylvania 140000 miners 20% raise, 9hr day Coal ran low TR calls leaders on both sides Third party settles with 10% raise, 9 hr, but no right unionize

-ICA (1887): Interstate Commerce Act Railroad Regulation Means that the Government will keep an eye on the Railroad -ICA (1887): Interstate Commerce Act monitor trade, little power Elkins Act (1903): no rebates for big companies Hepburn Act (1906): Limited free passes What was result? end of bribery

Health and the Environment Regulating Food and Drugs Impacted by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle Meat Inspection Act (1906) Rules on how to process meat Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) “Required truth in labeling”

Conservation and Natural Resources saw need to control and save realized had to use some land and save other used nature for power named Pinchot: Head of Forest Service National Reclamation Act sell land to fund irrigation set precedent of management Gifford Pinchot

Civil Rights Fell short on reform here Took first steps met with Booker T. Washington did not achieve = Rights Dubois not happy with progress helped start NAACP Long hard road for = rights Booker T. Washington