Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt (R) William Taft (R) Woodrow Wilson (D)

T. Roosevelt Square Deal - interests of business leaders, laborers (workers), and consumers should be balanced Trustbuster - Broke up trusts he considered to be unfair Pure Food and Drug Act - response to The Jungle. Stopped sale of contaminated or mislabeled food and drugs

T. Roosevelt Meat Inspection Act - Inspection of meat packing plants is required Conservation - wanted to save natural resources Doubles number of national parks, starts 51 wildlife refuges

William Howard Taft ( ) Hand picked by Roosevelt to succeed him in 1908 Complained that TR upset the balance of the three branches Raised the tariff to protect businesses

Taft ( ) Sold public lands (parks) to businesses Upset TR and other progressives

Election of 1912 TR decides to run against Taft because he was mad at Taft Taft is Republican Woodrow Wilson is Democrat TR Starts Bull Moose party - splits vote Wilson wins

Woodrow Wilson ( ) Underwood Tariff Act - created an income tax to pay for govt. stuff Federal Reserve Act - National bank to control sudden changes in the economy

Woodrow Wilson ( ) Clayton Anti-Trust Act - Strengthen laws against monopolies Federal Trade Commission - can investigate unfair business practices