1. Progressive Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, & Woodrow Wilson

2. Create this chart for your notes
PRESIDENT
T. ROOSEVELT
W. TAFT
W. WILSON
Role of the Presidency
Accomplishments & Policies
NOTE: Turn your paper landscape (sideways. Fill the entire page but leave more space for the accomplishments.

3. Roosevelt Role of the Presidency Bully pulpit “Square Deal”
*NOTE: You only have to copy the BOLD TERMS/EVENTS
Role of the Presidency
Bully pulpit
Intervention (ex. Coal strike)
“Square Deal”
Domestic policy/program
Expanded office of Pres.

4. Bully Pulpit + +

5. Square Deal
D +

6. Roosevelt Accomplishments
Economy
Trust-buster
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Regulated railroads
Elkins Act
Hepburn Act
Regulated food industry
Meat Inspection Act (The Jungle)
Pure Food & Drug Act
T.R., a wrestling enthusiast, is depicted here as wrestling the Railroad Trust.

7. Trust Busting + +

8. Public Health and Safety+
& +

9. Roosevelt’s Accomplishments Cont.
Environment conservation
Created National Parks
Newlands Reclamation Act
John Muir
Conservationist!

10. Hug A Tree A

11. Roosevelt’s Accomplishments Cont.
Political
Election of 1912
Progressive Bull Moose candidate
New Nationalism
Set laws to protect workers & ensure public health & regulate business

12. Taft Role of the presidency Handpicked successor to Taft
Lawyer mentality
Progressive goals secured but NOT expanded
Lost support of party

13. William Howard Taft + +

14. Taft’s Accomplishments
Trust-buster
Continued Roosevelt’s efforts
Environment
Lack of commitment to conservation

15. Taft’s Accomplishments cont.
Political
16th Amendment
Congress could tax income
Election of 1912
Republican candidate
Split votes with T. Roosevelt

16. Wilson Role of the presidency Expanded the Pres. Zealous reformer
Fought political machines

17. Woodrow Wilson + +

18. Wilson’s Accomplishments
Political
Election of 1912
Democratic candidate
19th Amendment (1920)
Women get the right to vote!
New Freedom
Tariff reductions, banking reform, stronger anti-trust legislation

20. Wilson cont. Economy (3 parts) Tariff Reduction Banking Reform
Stronger anti-trust laws

21. Wilson’s Accomplishments Cont.
Tariff Reduction
1st priority of Wilson
Gov’t getting less income (from tariffs) > taxed income (graduated)
Poor are taxed less
Rich are taxed more

22. Tariff Reduction + + +

23. Banking Reform 1913 Federal Reserve Act
Created a central fund banks could borrow from to prevent a collapse during financial panic
Created 3-tiered banking system
Federal Reserve Banks
Serve banks NOT people
Private banks
Banks supervised by federal gov’t

24. Banking Reform + 4 + +
…mmm

25. Stronger anti-trust laws
Clayton Anti-trust Act
Extended Sherman Act
Prohibited companies from buying stocks in competing companies to form a monopoly
Supported workers
Made strikes & peaceful boycotts legal

26. Stronger Antitrust Laws+ + + +

27. Matching/Review (no notes!)
Which Pres. continued trust-busting efforts?
Which Pres. was associated with environmental conservation?
Which Pres. won in 1912 because of a split in Republican votes?
Who helped pass the 16th amendment?
Who used the Presidency as a bully pulpit?
Who helped pass the Meat Inspection Act after reading The Jungle?
Which Pres. reformed the banking system with Federal Reserve?