chapter 9 section 1 day 2 : progressivism

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