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150,000 Pennsylvania coal miners went on strike for higher wages, shorter hours, and
Winter drew closer, and Roosevelt threatened to take over the mines if the owners didnt
negotiate
first time the federal government had intervened in a strike to protect the interests of the
public.
The Square Deal became Roosevelts 1904 campaign slogan and the framework for his
entire presidency.
He promised to see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more
Roosevelts square deal called for limiting the power of trusts, promoting public health
Roosevelt believed big business was essential to the nations growth but also believed
Roosevelt directed the U.S. attorney general to sue the company for violating the
the Court ruled that the monopoly violated the act and must be dissolved.
Trust Busting
Roosevelt went after bad trusts that sold inferior products, competed unfairly, or
Food
Poultry sellers added formaldehyde, which is used to embalm dead bodies, to old
contained heroin.
The Meat Inspection Act required federal government inspection of meat shipped
The Pure Food and Drug Act outlawed food and drugs containing harmful ingredients,
Roosevelts Thoughts
Recognized that natural resources were limited and that government should regulate
resources
Wanted to manage public land for varied uses: some for preservation, some so make
money
Roosevelts Solution
allowed federal government to create irrigation projects to make dry lands productive.
Progressive reforms continued during the Taft and Wilson presidencies, focusing on business,
16th Amendment
Tafts administration is also credited with the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment, created
President Taft lost the support of most of the Progressive Republicans, despite the reforms he
helped secure.
Progressive Era Reformers wanted to improve American life Pushed for changes to society in
a movement called Progressivism Progressivism 4 main goals Protect social welfare Ease
ills of urban society Promote moral reform Prohibitionists Reform economy Industrialists vs.
workers Muckrakers Make business more efficient and profitable Assembly line
Progressive Era Reform politics Reformers wanted to get rid of corruption Elections Secret
ballot Allow voters to remove elected officials from office 17 th Amendment to U.S.
Progressive Era Women Limit number of hours women could work Garment factories Office
workers Education became more important for women Women became reformers Womens
suffrage
The political climate was ripe for reform, and the stage was
partly moved by strong public support and took the side of the
would seize the mines and operate them with federal troops.
working day. This was the first time a president sided with
unions in a labor dispute, and it helped cement Roosevelts
buster,
contributor.
agreed to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and
export revenues.
public lands in the arid, desert western states and devote the
from their newly fertile land, and this money was earmarked
enduring legacy.
Tafts Administration
In 1908, President Teddy Roosevelt could have easily carried
his burgeoning popularity to a sweeping victory in the
presidential election, but in 1904 he made an impulsive
promise not to seek a second elected term. However, he did
not intend to completely relinquish control, so he handpicked a
successor. Howard Taft,
did serve to spark new ideas and new ways of thinking about
direction. This new way of thinking proved vital for the United