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Progressive Reforms of Theodore Roosevelt: Making a Difference

Explore Roosevelt's "Square Deal," intervention in the Coal Strike, Consumer Protection initiatives, and impact on government. Learn about key legislations and his influential legacy.

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Progressive Reforms of Theodore Roosevelt: Making a Difference

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  1. 8:2 Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) “Square Deal” President's social reform programs Became very popular after “Northern Securities v the United States” Broke up railroad monopoly (JP Morgan)

  2. 8:2 Coal Strike of 1902 United Mine Workers (UMW) Eastern Pennsylvania Roosevelt intervened, offered “arbitration” Settlement negotiated by an outside party

  3. 8:2 Congress creates Department of Commerce and Labor Expose business activities to the public Hepburn Act(1906) Strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission Set railroad rates

  4. 8:2 Consumer Protection Samuel Hopkins Adams Exposed patent medicine business Upton Sinclair “The Jungle” Novel about the Chicago slaughterhouses Exposed unsanitary practices of meat industry

  5. 8:2 Government Response Meat Inspection Act (1906) Federal inspection of meat sold through interstate commerce Agricultural Department sets standards for cleanness

  6. 8:2 Government Response Pure Food and Drug Act(1906) Prohibited impure or falsely-labeled food and drugs

  7. 8:2 Roosevelt's Legacy Changed role of federal government Used presidency as a “bully pulpit” Presenting views from a place of power Increased power of the presidency

  8. 8:2 27th President: William Howard Taft (1909-1913)

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