1. Progressive Presidents

2. Theodore Roosevelt “Square Deal” ▫Term used to describe the various progressive reforms sponsored by Roosevelt ▫A fair and equal opportunity for all “Trustbuster”

3. Elkins & Hepburn Acts Increased the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission Helped to regulate monopolies

4. Meat Inspection Act Dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers Created the program of federal meat inspection

5. Pure Food & Drug Act Halted sale of contaminated foods & medicines Truth in labeling

6. Conservationist Some wilderness areas would be preserved Others would be developed for the common good

7. William Howard Taft Raised tariffs Did NOT continue with his conservation policies… angered T. Roosevelt

8. Election of 1912 Republican – W. Taft Democrat – Woodrow Wilson Bull Moose – Teddy Roosevelt

11. Woodrow Wilson