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