Square Deal

what did the term square deal mean

various progressive reforms sponsord by the roosevelt administration

define trust

legal bodies created to hold the stock in many companies

what did Roosevelt do about TRUSTS

Asked justic department to sue the Northern Security company which reastablished a monopoly

what did Sherman Antitrust act do about TRUSTS

made enforcement difficult

what did Roosevelt do about 1902 Coal Strike

he called both sides to the white house and ended the strike

what did Roosevelt do about railroad regulation

elkins act and rebates

what did interstate commerce act do about railroad regulation

prohibited wealthy railroad owners to fix hgh prices by dividing the business

what did Hepburn act do about railroad regulation

limited the distribution of free railroad passes

what did Roosevelt do about shrinking wilderness

persuaded the present to set aside 148 mil acres of forest reserves

what did newland act do about shrinking wilderness

money from sale of public lands in the west funded large scale irregation projects such as Roosevelt dam

what did Roosevelt do about dangerous foods and meds

investigations of the meatpacking industry and pushed for meat inspection act

what did meat inspection do about dangerous foods and meds

dictated strict cleanliness requirements

what did pure food and drug act do about dangerous foods and meds

haulted the sale of contaminated foods and meds

what did conservation mean to Roosevelt and pinchot

wilderness areas would be preserved while others would be deve