1. Theodore Roosevelt PROGRESSIVE PRESIDENT

3. Panama Canal  U.S. needed access to the Pacific Ocean  Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as a shortcut

4. Panama Canal  Columbia controlled the Isthmus of Panama

5. Panama Canal  Columbia not willing to give up the land, Roosevelt sent the US Navy to revolt against Columbia

6. Panama Canal  1903 – The Nation of Panama is formed  Panama gave the US rights to build the canal (10 mile strip of land)  Made the US a “world power”  Easy to move from sea to sea  Controlled movement over seas

7. Constructing the Canal  51 Miles Long  40,000 workers  Thousands died from malaria  10 years of construction – opened August 15, 1914  US controlled the canal until 1999

8. Dept of Commerce and Labor  Look into activities of businesses and corporations  Goal was to limit corruption in business  Limited size and profits of big businesses  Popular with workers, unpopular with business owners

9. Dept of Commerce and Labor  Promoted job creation  Made hours shorter  Conditions safer  Unemployment benefits

10. Pure Food and Drug Act  Banned the sale of impure foods and medicines  Made sure products were labeled correctly (all contents and warnings listed)  Paved the way for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

11. Meat Inspection

12. Meat Inspection Act

13.  Made sure livestock and processed meat products were inspected and passed for human consumption  Checked animals before and after death  Checked slaughter houses for sanitation  Ongoing checks and monitoring of the industry

14. Conservation  Concerned about natural resources and pristine areas

15. Conservation  Yosemite Valley, California

16. Conservation  Preserved more than 200 million acres of public land  Pelican Island, Florida – First Wildlife Refuge  Congress quit preserving parks  Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act  Saved: Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest  Wanted places for people, their children, and their children’s children to go visit and enjoy