Progressive Era continued

Progressive Era continuedWarm-upWhat problems were the Progressives trying to address? (name 3)AnnouncementsQuestion of the DayWere the Progressives successful in protecting the workers of the time?

VocabularyConservation- official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them

National Parks-an area of scenic beauty or historical importance owned and maintained by the national government for the use of the peopleThoughts on the videoWhat does it mean that Americas National Parks are part of its democracy?

What makes these national parks so special? History of the National ParksThe first National Park was Yellowstone national park in 1872. The Federal government takes direct control of the land to prevent miners, poachers and others from destroying it. National parks were still more an idea than a reality until President Theodore Roosevelt.Roosevelt and National ParksRoosevelt was fond of the outdoors which led to a strong commitment to conservation.In 1901 (when Roosevelt took office) there were 45 million acres of national parks in 1908 when he left office there were 196 million acres. In 1916 the National Park Service was founded to oversee these lands

National Parks todayThere are over 400 National Parks today.

There are 11 National park sites in the state of Maryland

Over 277 million people visit national parks each year. Warm-upWhat were the main differences between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois?AnnouncementsQuiz tomorrowDebateTestQuiz ReviewReconstruction 13th, 14th, 15th, compromise of 1877, election of 1876Progressive Era: 16-19thMuckrakers-Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Populists, problems facing Americans of the time, ConservationFormat: timeline, text analysis, short answer about theme Question of the DayWere the Progressives successful in protecting the workers of the time?PopulismUse the guided notes sheet and your textbook (call to freedom) to find out more about Populism

Populism Main Ideas-Support for FarmersWilliam Jennings Bryan- calls for the silver standardSound Money- keep the gold standard to prevent inflationThe SituationBecause politics is business. Thats whats the matter with it. Make politics a sport, as they do in England, or a profession, as they do in Germany, and well havewell, something else than we have now, if we want it, which is another question. But dont try to reform politics with the banker, the lawyer, and the dry-goods merchant, for these are business men and there are two great hindrances to their achievement of reform: one is that they are different from, but no better than, the politicians; the other is that politics is not their line. There are exceptions both ways. Many politicians have gone out into business and done well (Tammany ex-mayors, and nearly all the old bosses of Philadelphia are prominent financiers in their cities), and business men have gone into politics and done well (Mark Hanna, for example). They havent reformed their adopted trades, however, though they have sometimes sharpened them most pointedly. The politician is a business man with a specialty. When a business man of some other line learns the business of politics, he is a politician, and there is not much reform left in him. Consider the United States Senate, and believe me.-Lincoln Steffans from The Shame of the CitiesPoliticsPolitics was corrupt and run by political machines (a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state.)People had lost much of their power in politics and the Progressives fought to get it backThe Progressive PresidentsTeddy Roosevelt the Trust BusterWm. Howard Taft and Dollar DiplomacyWoodrow Wilson and the New FreedomsThe Election of 1912- the high water mark of Progressivism

Teddy Roosevelt

Known for.

-Coal Strike of 1902 (1902)-26th President, 1900-1908 (after McKinley was assassinated)-Founded Bull Moose Party, 1912

Coal strike of 1902- the miners of Pennsylvania refused to work because they had low wages, so Roosevelt stepped in to mediate the dispute

Progressive Problems and Solutions

Bull Moose issues:-Womens vote-Social welfare for women, children-Workers compensation-New Nationalism: Strong government to regulate industrySquare Deal: Conservation, regulate monopolies, enforce anti-trust, Progressive ideals

Railroad regulation, conservation & natl parksLaws44 suits against monopolies (Trustbuster)Pure Food and Drug Act, 1906Meat Inspection Act of 1906 Label food and drugs, inspect livestock, sanitary conditions

Can T.R. fight the Trusts?

William Howard Taft

Known forDollar Diplomacy: To use the military strength of the United States to protect private American investments abroad (guarantees loans)27th President of the United StatesLaw as a science to solve problems

Laws16th Amendment: income tax17th Amendment: direct election of senatorsWoodrow Wilson

Known forNew Freedoms: Restore competition and encourage small business, individualismOnly President with PhDWomens suffrageWhite supremacy

Wilson Battles BanksWanted bank to end its monopoly and to be able to put more currency in market when necessaryWanted decentralized bank in government hands1913 Federal Reserve ActCreated Federal Reserve Boardoversees regional reserve districts and banksEach bank empowered to issue paper money if necessaryMost important piece of economic legislation between Civil War and New Deal

33LawsClayton Anti-Trust Act, 191418th Amendment: prohibition19th Amendment: womens suffrage (the right to vote) The Temperance MovementThis was a fight against alcohol, because many people believed that it was to blame for societys problems.The Temperance Movement claimed that alcohol abuse disrupted the family and led to crime and poverty.

Temperance Movement, 2This movement spread and people began to fight the serving of liquor in saloons (bars).Women led this movement and felt most passionately about it.This led to the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1919 which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the US. (this was eventually repealed).

Social DarwinismSome people still believed in the survival of the fittestThey thought that workers/city dwellers who were strongest would be able to continue living through hardship; those who could not handle it, would not.

Gospel of WealthThis was supported by Andrew Carnegie, a very rich, big-businessman.He believed in competition, and the accumulation of wealth and private propertyEven though wealth and competition might be unequal or unjust, he still supported it as, the best and most valuable of all that humanity has yet accomplished.Basically, people have to fend for themselves to become rich.

TextbookUse your textbook to define the remaining terms on your chart.

Create a symbol for each vocabulary word on your chart. Your TurnThink of a meaningful place in your community and write 1-2 paragraphs on why it should be preserved as a National Park.Reflections on the Progressive EraWere Progressives successful in ending social, political and economic problems of the time? Why or Why not? Include information you have learned to support your answer in a well-formed paragraph.