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progressivism
to move forward or make things better for people
rough riders
a private militia that teddy roosevelt hand picked
1898
the year the rough riders were created
united states
who the rough riders helped during the spanish-american war
teddy roosevelt
he created the rough riders and eventually became president
san juan hill
the battle the rough riders helped win
conservation
teddy believed in this and protected forests, created wildlife reserves, & established national parks.
president mckinley
the president that teddy was vice president to
1901
the year teddy became president
assassinated
what happened to mckinley that caused teddy to become president
boxing
one activity teddy did in the white house that caused him a permanent injury
blinded
the permanent injury that came from boxing
left
the eye teddy roosevelt is blind in
tennis
one sport teddy played competitively in the white house
100
the amount of miles someone told teddy he couldn't ride on a horse in a day and he proved them wrong
square deal
this was in idea create by roosevelt to make sure everyone had a fair opportunity; this helped with the conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
farmers, workers and small businesses
the 3 types of people who were usually "squeezed" by big business
federal power
teddy increased this so that the government could step in if the states were incapable of taking care of themselves
6
the number of achievements that equal a square deal
strikes
teddy mediated this and told both sides what the terms would be; he gave them both some of what they wanted and forced them to face the terms
coal
one example of a strike that teddy mediated
army
teddy threatened to bring this in if strikes continuned
trusts
teddy regulated this to weaken them but not destroy corporations
mergers and unethical practices
these two things still happened after trusts were regulated
transportation
teddy regulated this in regards to rates going up
elkins act
this made it illegal for railroads to give or receive rebates and change rates without prior notice to the public
1903
the year of the elkins act
hepburn act
this allowed the interstate commerce commission to lower rates whenever they received too many complaints
1906
the year of the hepburn act and the federal meat inspection act
rates
these were illegal to change without prior notice to the public
interstate commerce commission
this lowered rates whenever they received too many complaints and gave the federal government a lot of authority that they didn't have before
health
teddy protected this by creating laws to stop drugs from being made at home and selling spoiled food'
the jungle
the article that exposed the meat packing industry
federal meat inspection act
passed to force the meat industry to clean up their unsanitary practices
pure food and drug act
passed to protect people from tainted foods and harmful drugs
home made remedies
people would make their own and they would often harm people or make them sicker than before
men, women and kids
the three people who would die from taking what was literally poison
dangerous
the government needed to regulate drugs because the system was this
natural resources
teddy passed legislation that forced businesses to fix practices which hurt or destroyed nature, which helped conserve these
yellowstone, yosemite and grand canyon
the 3 national parks that were established by teddy roosevelt
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