1. Industrialization in America, 1800s U.S. History Mr. Molina p. 320-322 p. 326-327 Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, 1906 Sinclair was a writer and “muckraker.” He brought issues to the American public through his writings. Industrialization in America, 1800s U.S. History Mr. Molina p. 320-322 p. 326-327 Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, 1906 Sinclair was a writer and “muckraker.” He brought issues to the American public through his writings.

3. “The pen (again) is mightier than the sword”

6. From Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle “There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had trampled and spit uncounted billions of germs. There would be meat stored in rooms and thousands of rats would race about it..A man could run his hand over these piles of meat and sweep handfuls of dried rat dung. These rats were nuisances, and packers would put poisoned bread out for them; they would die, and then the rats, bread, and meat would go into the hoppers together…

7. In 1906 Sinclair’s novel The Jungle drew outrage against the Chicago meatpacking industry for its arrogant disregard of basic health standards. This led to government regulation of food and drugs.

9. Teddy Roosevelt’s Reaction to The Jungle

11. Meat Inspection Act, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, 1906 Meat Inspection Act, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, 1906

12. Roosevelt responds by appointing a commission of experts to investigate the meatpacking industry. Commission backed up Sinclair’s account of disgusting conditions in the industry. Meat Packing Act (1906): Strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers.

13. 1. Write a short (2-3 sentence summary) of today’s powerpoint. S.O.A.P.S. the T. Roosevelt / Meat Scandal political cartoon.

14. S.O.A.P.S.

16. ROOSEVELT’S SQUARE DEAL (p. 317-325)

17. Letter to President Teddy Roosevelt Imagine you are a concerned citizen of the United States in the early 1900s. You have read parts of Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle. Write a letter to the President explaining: –What you have read? What does Sinclair say about the meatpacking industry? –Do you think the government should intervene? How should this problem be resolved? –Why is this important to you and your family? –Is it the government’s responsibility to “protect” Americans from unsafe/unsanitary foods and work conditions?