Wednesday November 12, 2014 Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History

1. Wednesday November 12, 2014Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT: • Explain the impact of Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency. AGENDA: • WARM-UP: “Lion Tamer” Cartoon • CONCEPT: Square Deal • READING: Conservation (P. 322 – 324) • INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Square Deal Review Questions ***Progressive Worksheet DUE TOMORROW *****HW: Immigration Experience Letter – DUE TODAY “Lion Tamer” Cartoon WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below) ***5 Minutes*** Read the caption, and Analyze the Political Cartoon on P. 319. • What act of legislation did Roosevelt use to attack big business? • What do the lions stand for? • Why are the lions coming out of the door labeled “Wall St”? • Based on this cartoon, what do you think the artist’s opinion of Teddy Roosevelt is? Why?

2. CHAPTER 9 THE PROGRESSIVE ERA AMERICA SEEKS REFORMS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

3. SECTION 3: TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S SQUARE DEAL • When President William McKinley was assassinated 6 months into his second term, Theodore Roosevelt became the nation’s 26th president McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist in Buffalo in September of 1901

4. ROOSEVELT AND THE ROUGH RIDERS • Roosevelt grabbed national attention by advocating war with Spain in 1898 • His volunteer cavalry brigade, the Rough Riders, won public acclaim for its role in the battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba • Roosevelt returned a hero and was soon elected governor of NY and later McKinley’s vice-president

5. Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders

6. THE MODERN PRESIDENT • When Roosevelt was thrust into the presidency in 1901, he became the youngest president ever at age 42 • He quickly established himself as a modern president who could influence the media and shape legislation

7. Implemented Progressive policies known as the Square Deal • Fed Govt is responsible for national welfare • Fed Govt must meet the needs of the people “It is the duty of the president to act upon the theory that he is the steward of the people, and … to assume that he has the legal right to do whatever the needs of the people demand”

8. Square Deal Common People Need a Square Deal Theodore Roosevelt:  "I stand for the square deal.  I mean not merely that I stand for fair play but that I stand for change to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service."

9. Structured Academic Discussion • Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt… • Roosevelt became known from … • The Square Deal was …

10. TRUSTBUSTING • By 1900, Trusts – legal bodies created to hold stock in many companies – controlled 80% of U.S. industries • Roosevelt filed 44 antitrust suits under the Sherman Antitrust Act

11. 1902 COAL STRIKE In 1902 140,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike for increased wages, a 9-hour work day, and the right to unionize Mine owners refused to bargain Roosevelt called in both sides and settled the dispute Thereafter, when a strike threatened public welfare, the federal government was expected to step in and help

12. Stop RxR Abuses Increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate RxR businesses A. 1903 Congress passed Elkins Act 1. Prohibits Rebates (discounts for using a certain RxR) 2. Can’t change set rates w/o notifying public B. 1906 passed Hepburn Act 1. Limits Free Passes(form of Bribery) 2. ICC Sets Maximum Rates

13. Structured Academic Discussion • Roosevelt earned himself the nickname “The Trust Buster” because … • During the 1902 Coal strike, Roosevelt …

14. “THE JUNGLE” LEADS TO FOOD REGULATION • After reading The Jungleby Upton Sinclair, Roosevelt pushed for passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 • The Act mandated cleaner conditions for meatpacking plants

15. PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT • In response to unregulated claims and unhealthy products, Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 • The Act halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling The Pure Food and Drug Act took medicines with cocaine and other harmful ingredients off the market

16. Structured Academic Discussion • Upton Sinclair’s Jungle… • The Pure Food and Drug Act___ because___

17. ROOSEVELT AND THE ENVIRONMENT • Before Roosevelt’s presidency, the federal government paid very little attention to the nation’s natural resources • Roosevelt made conservation a primary concern of his administration Roosevelt, left, was an avid outdoorsman – here he is with author John Muir at Yosemite Park

18. ROOSEVELT’S ENVIROMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves • He also set aside 1.5 million acres of water-power sites and he established 50 wildlife sanctuaries and several national parks Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

20. Square Deal Review QuestionsDIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions using your lecture notes, and P. 317-324 in the text • How did Theodore Roosevelt become president? • Why did Roosevelt earn the nickname “Trust buster”? • Describe how Roosevelt’s actions in the Coal Strike of 1902 and regulating the railroad industry established a more active presidential role? • Describe the laws passed during Roosevelt’s presidency that protected citizens? • What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment? • Read P. 325, what led to the creation of the NAACP, and what was the goal of the NAACP?