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The SquareDeal & the
Modern Presidency
Square Deal = TR’s program of
progressivereforms designed
to protectthe common
people againstBig Business
Trusts & Trust BustingTrusts = legal entities created to hold stock in many companies; they controlled 4/5 of all industries in the U.S.
Northern Securities Case
Northern Securities Company had monopoly on northwestern railroads;
TR sued them;
Supreme Court dissolved the company
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Pure Food & Drug Act
1902 Coal Strike• PA miners went
on strike• Mine operators
refused to bargain• TR intervened and
made them sit down and work out an agreement
• Since then, when a strike threatened the public welfare the federal govt was expected to get involved
Elkins & Hepburn
Acts
Laws that put new rules & regulations
on what railroads could do in order to
protect the public
TR & John Muir at Yosemite
Conservation v. Preservation
TR set aside 148 million
acresof forest reserves,
created 50 wildlife
sanctuaries
and several national parks
“Teddy”Bear
TR spared a bear cub on a hunting expedition; a toymaker marketed a newproduct, the teddy bear
SquareDeal
Meat Inspection Act
Trusts & Trust Busting
Northern Securities Case
Pure Food & Drug Act
1902 Coal Strike
Elkins & Hepburn
Acts
TR & John Muir at Yosemite
Conservation & Preservation
“Teddy”Bear