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- 1. Theodore Roosevelt By Jackie White
- 2. Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal
- 3. Basic Information Born into a wealthy NY family Home schooled by private tutors Suffered from health problems including asthma as a small child Had numerous pets including horses, dogs, cats, & guinea pigs Attended Harvard 1880
- 4. Origin of the Teddy Bear Roosevelt was an avid outdoorsman & hunter. He once refused to shoot a small bear on a Mississippi hunting trip The incident led to the origin of the "teddy bear" as a popular child's toy His bear friend became a common sidekick in many subsequent cartoons.
- 11. Rough Riders Roosevelt led the Rough Riders to victory during the Spanish American War Hero battle of San Juan Hill
- 12. Political Rise of Roosevelt Became New York’s governor in 1898 Political Bosses in NY wanted to get rid of him
- 16. President Theodore Roosevelt Reputation for being bold and he was a popular president Activist President, used his personality & popularity to advance his programs Officially gave the White House its formal name 1901
- 17. Roosevelt’s Legacy Square Deal was a term used to describe the progressive reforms undertaken by his administration
- 18. Roosevelt takes on Big Business Upon the assassination of President McKinley, Roosevelt entered office at a time when the giants of business like J. P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller seemed to dominate the country. Before long the situation was radically different. (Note the bear in the cartoon.)
- 20. Conservationist President Most people believed America’s resources were endless. Roosevelt made conservation a primary concern National Reclamation Act (Newlands Act)- money from the sale of public lands in West funded large scale irrigation projects, government would manage water in West.
- 21. Conservation Gifford Pinchot John Muir Head of U.S. Forest Service Advocated complete preservation of the wilderness Professional conservationist Some wilderness areas be preserved while others would be developed for the common good
- 22. 1902 Coal Miners Strike 140,000 PA coal miners went on strike Coal reserves ran low Roosevelt called owners and workers to White House to settle dispute Threatened to take over the mines Reputation for president to intervene when strike threatened public welfare
- 23. How TR Changed the Presidency Modern president- a model for future presidents believed the president was responsible for the national welfare when a strike threatened the public welfare the federal government was expected to intervene expanded the responsibilities of the president as defined by the Constitution set the precedent for activist president/federal authorities would intervened in domestic affairs
- 24. How TR Changed the Presidency the government should assume control when the states proved incapable of dealing with problems bully pulpit-used the power of the presidency to influence news media and shape legislation believed that some trusts were harmful to the publics interest trust buster-filed 44 anti trust lawsuits under the Sherman Anti Trust Act
- 25. Legislation Meat Inspection Act -dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers. Pure Food & Drug Act- halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling. Elkins Act- made it illegal for railroad officials to give, and for shippers to receive, rebates for using particular railroads.