1. Progressive Presidents

2. Teddy Roosevelt FDA Square Deal (3C’s) Meat Inspection Act
Panama Canal
New Nationalism (minimum wage, end of child labor, focus on social justice)
Conservationism
Bull Moose Party (created due to a split with Taft during 1912 election)

4. William Howard Taft Interstate Commerce Commission
16th and 17th Amendments
Created the parcel post system
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
Dollar Diplomacy (gave loans to struggling Latin American countries)

6. Woodrow Wilson
Elected president when Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote (lost the popular vote)
New Freedom: focus on antitrust legislation, low tariffs, and reforms in banking
Clayton Anti Trust
Federal Trade Commission (investigated businesses, broke up trusts)
Underwood Tariff- lowered tariffs
Federal Farm Loan Act
Created the Federal Reserve
Progressive Income Tax

8. Today’s Assignment You may either:
Create a 16 line rap or song about one of the Progressive Presidents (5 extra points for performing)
Write obituaries over each President (Six sentence minimum, including facts about presidency and life)
Draw 2 political cartoons over each President clearly indicating point of view over decisions, beliefs or legislation of the President. You must also write two sentences explaining each cartoon.