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Title: Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1909) Republican


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Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1909)Republican
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1902 Coal Strike
  • 1902- Coal miners in western PA went on strike

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Outcome
  • Teddy intervened!
  • First President to ever intervene in labor
    dispute to benefit ALL parties
  • For the good of labor, management andAMERICAN
    PEOPLE
  • New precedentmodern American Presidency!

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Trust Buster
Northern Securities (1902) (1904) J.P. Morgan
Eventually Teddy would prosecute over 40 trusts!
Teddy RooseveltTRUST BUSTER!
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Conservation
  • 148 million acres of National Forests
  • 81.5 million acres for water and mineral reserves
  • 50 wildlife sanctuaries

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Health Reforms
  • Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
  • Meat Inspection Act (1906)
  • As a result of the Jungle by Upton Sinclair,
    Teddy Roosevelt proposed these two new laws to
    protect public health
  • Congress, who also read the book, passed them
    immediately

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Bully Pulpit Teddy said the presidency was a
bully pulpit. This means the office gave him
a platform where people listened. It was awesome
how he could call attention to Progressive
reforms and ideas.
Square Deal meaning a fair dealequality of
opportunityTeddy used this phrase as a name for
his progressive programs.
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