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http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day. Teddy Roosevelt & the Square Deal. Teddy Roosevelt. Spanish American War Vet Governor of NY Vice-President of William McKinley Big-Game Hunter Boxer (blind in one eye) Son of wealthy family One tough dude. Teddy Roosevelt.

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  1. http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day

  2. Teddy Roosevelt & the Square Deal

  3. Teddy Roosevelt • Spanish American War Vet • Governor of NY • Vice-President of William McKinley • Big-Game Hunter • Boxer (blind in one eye) • Son of wealthy family • One tough dude

  4. Teddy Roosevelt

  5. Teddy Roosevelt

  6. Teddy Roosevelt • 1901: • President McKinley assassinated • TR becomes President • Youngest ever (42 years old) • “It is the duty of the president to act upon the theory that he is the steward of the people…”

  7. Square Deal • Describe a square • Square deal • Used his position as a “bully pulpit” • Influenced media and legislation • Wanted average Americans to get a square deal • Fair • Would do this through progressive reforms

  8. Trust-Busting • 1900 • Trusts were legal • 4/5 of industries • TR didn’t think all trusts were bad • Wanted reform • Trust-Busting • TR’s efforts to break up trusts

  9. What do the lions stand for? • Where are the lions coming from? Why? • What is the cartoonists think about trustbusting? What details support this?

  10. TR & Trust busting • What do YOU THINK? • Should the President do this? • What about businesses?

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