1. Ch 6: The Progressive Era
6.4: Taft and Wilson

2. 6.4: Taft and Wilson William Taft
Was born into a wealthy family from Ohio
College at Yale
(his dad started the Skull & Crossbones Society)
Talented Lawyer
Heaviest President ever
6’2”332 lbs

3. Taft was Teddy’s Protégé & Good Friend
6.4: Taft and Wilson
Taft was Teddy’s Protégé & Good Friend

4. 6.4: Taft and Wilson Wanted to be a Supreme Court Justice
Taft was Teddy’s Protégé & Good Friend
Wanted to be a Supreme Court Justice

5. 6.4: Taft and Wilson
Teddy would not run for re-election again

6. 1908 – Taft easily won because of Teddy’s support
Teddy would not run for re-election again
1908 – Taft easily won because of Teddy’s support

7. Taft- First Prez to Golf

8. Taft’s Tub Taft once got stuck in his tub

9. 6.4: Taft and Wilson
Taft was supposed to follow Teddy’s ideas on Progressivism

10. 6.4: Taft and Wilson Passed the 16th Amendment (Income Tax)
Taft was supposed to follow Teddy’s ideas on Progressivism
Passed the 16th Amendment (Income Tax)

11. 6.4: Taft And Wilson Progressive Tax =
Passed the 16th Amendment (Income Tax)
Progressive Tax =
Taxes rich people more and poor people less

12. Taft as president
Taft failed to be a good Progressive

13. Taft as president Passed Tariffs that hurt the poor
Taft failed to be a good Progressive
Passed Tariffs that hurt the poor

14. 6.4: Taft And Wilson
Taft vs the Progressives
Gifford Pinchot -

15. 6.4: Taft And Wilson the Director of U.S. Forest Service
Taft vs the Progressives
Gifford Pinchot
the Director of U.S. Forest Service
Also good friend of Teddy

16. 6.4: Taft And Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
the Director of U.S. Forest Service
Also good friend of Teddy
Accused Secretary of Interior Ballinger of Corruption

17. 6.4: Taft And Wilson Taft Fired Pinchot
Accused Secretary of Interior Ballinger of Corruption
Taft Fired Pinchot
Roosevelt and Taft become Enemies

18. Taft vs Teddy

19. Taft vs Roosevelt
Taft gets the Republican nomination over Teddy

21. 6.4: Taft And Wilson Teddy Roosevelt forms a new political party
Progressive Party

22. 6.4: Taft And Wilson Teddy gets shot before a speech
Gives speech anyway

23. 6.4: Taft And Wilson He says he is tough like a Bull Moose
Teddy gets shot before a speech
Gives speech anyway
He says he is tough like a Bull Moose

24. 6.4: Taft And Wilson
The Progressive Party is nicknamed the Bull Moose Party

25. 1912 Election William Taft Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Also called the Bull Moose Party

26. Potential new voters

27. Potential New Voters

28. 1912 Election
Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican votes

29. 1912 Election Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican
(Dem) Woodrow Wilson wins the Presidency

30. 6.4: Taft And Wilson Was a Progressive President Reduced tariffs
Banking reform
Anti-Trusts

31. 6.4: Taft And Wilson
Was a Progressive President
Reduced tariffs
Banking reform
Anti-Trusts
2nd Term: 1919: 19th Amendment- Women’s Right to Vote

32. Ch 6.4 Taft & Wilson Quiz
1. President Taft is # 1 among Presidents in which category?
2. What was Taft profession before he was President?
3. What position in government did Taft want?
4. How did Taft easily win the 1908 election?
5. What type of president did Roosevelt expect Taft to be?
6. What was the 16th Amendment that Taft helped pass?
7. Why was the 16th Amendment considered Progressive?
8. Why did Taft and Roosevelt become enemies?
9. What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt’s new 3rd Party?
10. Why was Roosevelt considered “tough” while he was campaigning for Prez?
11. What was the new nickname of Roosevelt’s Progressive Party?
12. How did President Wilson win the 1912 Election?
13. To which political party did President Wilson belong?
14. What kind of president was Wilson considered?
15. What did the 19th Amendment do that Wilson got passed?
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33. Ch 6.4 Taft & Wilson Quiz
1. President Taft is # 1 among Presidents in which category? Heaviest
2. What was Taft profession before he was President? Lawyer
3. What position in government did Taft want? Supreme Court Justice
4. How did Taft easily win the 1908 election? He was backed T. Roosevelt
5. What type of president did Roosevelt expect Taft to be? Progressive like him
6. What was the 16th Amendment that Taft helped pass? Income Tax
7. Why was the 16th Amendment considered Progressive? Rich paid more, Poor paid less
8. Why did Taft and Roosevelt become enemies? Taft fired Teddy’s friend Pinchot
9. What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt’s new 3rd Party? Progressive Party
10. Why was Roosevelt considered “tough” while he was campaigning for Prez? He got shot
11. What was the new nickname of Roosevelt’s Progressive Party? Bull Moose Party
12. How did President Wilson win the 1912 Election? Republicans split the vote
13. To which political party did President Wilson belong? Democratic
14. What type of president was Wilson considered? Progressive
15. What did the 19th Amendment do that Wilson got passed? Women’s Suffrage
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