1. Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1908 William H. Taft 1909-1912 Woodrow Wilson 1913-1920

2.  The Caretaker of America  Square Deal  Focused on regulating big business and protecting workers and consumers

3.  Sherman Antitrust Act - 1890  Government should regulate Monopolies  “We do not wish to destroy corporations, but we do wish to make them serve the public good.”  1906-Hepburn Act

4.  Meat Inspection Act  Pure Food and Drug Act  Arbitration

5.  Preservationists  John Muir  1905-U.S. Forest Service  Gifford Pinchot – Conservationist  Demands for economic development and need to conserve natural environment

6.  Not quite the Progressive everyone had hoped for.  Wanted to limit powers of big business and designated more land to National Forest System  Payne-Aldrich Bill  Raised Tariffs

7.  90 Lawsuits against Trusts  Did not think a court could determine a trusts motive, so he prosecuted any trusts that had the effect of limiting trade.  (More strict against Trusts than TR)

8.  Department of Labor established CHILDREN’S BUREAU  8 Hour work day for government workers

9.  Environment  Added 2.7 million acres to National Wildlife Refuge System

10.  Banking System  Urged Congress for reform in banking system  Progressives = government control  Business leader = private control

11.  Reforming Taxes and Tariffs  16 th Amendment (proposed…passed during Wilsons Presidency)

12.  TR upset with Taft and runs on the Progressive Ticket  Woodrow Wilson wins due to the split ticket in the Republican party

13.  New Freedom  National reform program  Greater Voice to the people  Restrict Corporate influence  Reduce corruption

14.  Trust Busting  Clayton Antitrust Act – 1914  Federal Trade Commission -1914

15.  Consumers and Workers  Keating-Owen Child Labor Act-1916  8-hour workday for RR workers

16.  Environment  National Park Service – 1916  Manage parks and preservation for public use.

17.  Banking  The Federal Reserve System - 1913  The central bank of the U.S.

18.  Taxes and Tariffs  16 th Amendment  Graduated Income Tax  Underwood Tariff Act – 1913  Elections  17 th Amendment  Direct election of senators by popular vote

19.  Morals  18 th Amendment - 1919  Prohibition  Women’s Suffrage  19 th Amendment - 1920