1. Warm-Up

2. 22-2 Progressives in the White House 6-2

3. Assassination of McKinley
President was shot by an anarchist named Leon Czolgolsz (Chal-gosh).
TedDy Roosevelt becomes President

4. “square deal” – fair to both sides
Regulate bad trusts (Northern Securities RR) – not do away with trusts.
Sided with coal miners for better pay and shorter hours and the right to belong to a union. Mine owners refused to negotiate and T.R. stepped in.
“square deal” – fair to both sides
“bully pullpit” – platform from which to present his ideas.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
Meat Inspection & Pure Food & Drug Act
Department of Commerce & Labor – “gentlemen’s agreement”
Conservation & National Parks
Policies to save the environment
US Forest Service
100 million acres, 5 nat’l parks
51 federal wildlife reserves
150 national forests

5. Taft supported many of Roosevelt’s Progressive causes but had a very different style.
new safety laws for miners, eight-hour work day, and laws against child labor.
Children’s Bureau
Investigates child labor, abuse, adoption and foster care
Bureau of Mines
Monitor mining companies, expanded national forests, protected waterpower
William Taft
Lost support when he signed a bill that raised most tariffs (taxes). Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Broke up trusts
(2x as many as TR)
16th Amendment
fired a high-level Forest Service official over a dispute about wilderness in Alaska.
many Progressives thought he was blocking conservation efforts.
17th Amendment

6. After Taft takes office, Roosevelt leaves the country.
Roosevelt returns upset over stories of Taft betraying progressives
Progressives convince Roosevelt to reenter politics.

7. Progressive Party Bull Moose Party Democrats Republicans
Election of 1912
Progressive Party
Bull Moose Party
Democrats
Republicans

8. Against big business & big government
System of Federal Banks
Federal Reserve Act – gave federal authority over banking industry
Interest rates & money supply
Against big business & big government
Woodrow Wilson
Broke Up Trusts
Graduated income tax
Federal Trade Commission
Looked for unfair trade or business practices in the way companies operated.
Stopped companies from using unfair practices to destroy competition and charge different rates to customers.
Lowered Tariffs

9. Summary Wrap Up
Write 3 lines describing reforms that were made by Progressive Presidents.