1. UNIT #5 – PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT LESSON #3 – TR as President (169-172)

2. LESSON #3 – TR as President
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
5. Why was TR called a “trust buster”?
6. What was TR’s greatest contribution to the presidency? Explain
VOCABULARY
Social Darwinism (169)
The Square Deal (169)
Trustbuster (170)
Arbitration (170)
Upton Sinclair (171)
The Jungle (171)
Environmental conservation (171)
“bully pulpit” (172)

3. Roosevelt revives the Presidency
Jot down five facts about TR as the video plays

4. Teddy Facts Started Conservation Corps Nobel Peace Prize Hunter
Got blinded while boxing
Very athletic
Never saw himself as a republican
Became Pres. When McKinley was shot
Liked to called TR
Had asthma – “cured” smoking cigars
Disagreed with a life of ease
Drank a LOT of coffee, but no alcohol
Was wealthy growing up
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5. Trust Busting TR believed in building business
But, he thought trusts could become TOO powerful, and controlling of our economy.
He noticed that powerful businessmen had no check on their ability to influence elected officials.
What company did he attack first? (169)
What was the result (from video)
JP Morgan, and his RR company
He broke apart the trust

6. The Coal Strike of 1902
TR did not fear attacking any company or issue that threatened Americans
Conditions for coal miners was abysmal.
When the coal miners struck for better conditions, how would this hurt Americans?
What did TR do? (170)

7. Regulating Big Business
Roosevelt noticed that big business was not caring for its workers, or Americans.
His first attack was on the richest man in America.
Who was that?
How did he do it?
JP Morgan, and his RR company
He sued them

8. Regulating Big Business
He then went after U.S. Steel, the next biggest company, in 1901.
When faced with the same style of law suit as Morgan faced, they caved.
TR agreed that if they opened their books privately, that he’d privately tell them of any issues.
TR then went to regulate RR industry.
What did the Hepburn Act give the power of the ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission) the ability to regulate? (2nd paragraph, p. 171)
Railroad rates

9. Meat Packing legislation
What was the book that exposed how bad it was in the meat packing plants? (171)
What was the result?
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Consumer confidence

10. Conservation Why does conserving the environment matter?
What is global warming?
How can we preserve our world?
What did TR do to help?
51 Wildlife Refuges
5 new national parks

12. Roosevelt’s legacy Read p. 172.
How did TR effect the role of President? (executive branch)
What commission set rates?
What now monitored business?
Who could now bring law suits against trusts?
What formed to care for nature’s land?

15. At a Georgia cotton mill in 1909, two boys keep a spinning machine running by repairing broken thread and replacing bobbins as they are filled.
Even though many child labor laws were in place at the state and local level, they were often ignored. This was especially true in rural areas.
In mills, mines, and fields, children as young as 6 years old would often work 68 to 72 hours a week.
Some children were so small they had to balance on part of the machine to be able to reach the spools.
Children worked on machines with many moving parts, such as this spinning machine. Injuries were common, including the loss of fingers, toes, and limbs.