Progressive Era (1900-1920) Section: A

TR Background

Background: Navy officer, police commissioner, New York governor, VP

TR personality

Personality: outspoken, energetic, popular, hardworking, loved being president

1901 TR

1901 - age 42 - TR became the youngest president after McKinley was assassinated

Progressive:

Someone who wants to reform government, protect workers rights, and improve general rights for all people

Bully Pulpit

A term for TR's presidency because he used his power and position as a way to bring change for the good of all the people

Square Deal

The name for TR's programs and policies to provide all US citizens an equal chance to succeed

Trust buster

Nickname for TR because he opposed businesses that were illegal or hurt the public

Trust

Businesses that formed in the late 1800s that tried to dominate an industry and eliminate competition

Northern Securities vs US

TR took a railroad company to court for breaking antitrust laws and he won, forcing the company to break up

Meat Inspection Act

Required safer packaging, production, and dates for me that would be sold to the public

Pure Food and Drug Act:

Required labels with dates and ingredients on all food and medicine

Hepburn Act

Gave the Interstate Commerce Commissions the authority to regulate railroad and railroad rates

Conservation

policy of protecting natural resources and the environment

Booker T. Washington

Civil rights leader and teacher who was the first African American to go to the White House when TR invited him to talk about race relations

TR Foreign Policy

"Speak Softly and carry a big stick"

Roosevelt Corollary

The US would have international police to protect its land, investments, and resources

Panama Canal

TR offered $10 mil. To Colombia for permission to build a canal. Colombia said no, so TR backed up Panama in a revolt against them (Colombia)

Panama Canal Results

US built the canal and had easier access from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

1908 Election

TR chose to follow tradition and not run