Word Splash Make a sentence out of the

Word Splash Make a sentence out of the following words. Muckraker(s), Progressive Era, Upton Sinclair, Big Business Three Minutes…. GO!

Picture Analysis Ø Use the Worksheet to answer the questions

Take Aways Ø Assassination of Mc. Kinley Ø Roosevelt- The True Progressive Ø TR and Big Business

Progressives in the White House 22 -3 TR: American Lion http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=6 G Kuj_QP 3 S 0

Writing Prompt Ø Who is your favorite super hero? Ø What is their super power? Ø Why is this person your favorite? Ø Write a minimum of 5 lines please.

T. R. ’s Legacy Ø What do you think T. R. ’s legacy will be?

Assassination of Mc. Kinley Ø Shot by an anarchist named Leon Czolgolsz (Chal-gosh). Ø Teddy Roosevelt took the presidency on September 14, 1901. Øhttp: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Yv. BIkp. CJu. RU

T. R. and BIG Business Ø Believed in “good trusts” and “bad trusts” l Ø T. R. “the Trustbuster” l Ø Bad Trust- unfair, takes advantage of American public someone who wants to destroy all trusts T. R. just wanted to regulate them.

T. R. and BIG Business Ø Began to crack down on Big Business l Railroads main target! Ø Broke up monopolies and trusts Ø Gained support from laborers and working class J. P. Morgan Rockefeller E. H. Harriman James J. Hill

Stop and Think Ø How did Teddy Roosevelt become president? Ø How did he handle big business and trusts?

Square Deal Ø Everyone should have a fair opportunity to succeed l Farmers, Consumers, Workers, Owners

Pure Food and Drug Act Ø T. R. shocked by reading The Jungle Ø Officials inspected meat packing plants Ø Passed in 1906 l l Must list all ingredients on packaging Must end all false advertising of food

Conservation Ø Believed in conservation of land l l Loved outdoors Created national parks Ø Protected against deforestation

Homework Ø Word Splash Ø Create ONE sentence using ALL of the following words: Ø Teddy Roosevelt, Progressive(s), Trustbuster, Big Business, Square Deal.

Other Major Accomplishments for Ø Big Stick TR Diplomacy“Speak softly, but carry a big stick. ” TR l l The Great White Fleet- U. S. Navy Toured the world to “Show Off” superior Navy.

The Great White Fleet

Other Major Accomplishments for TR Ø The Panama Canal l l Passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. It was NOT completed until after TR’s presidency, but began during it. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-u. PCQy 32 t. Gg http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=lz. JZ 6 U 5 kkbo

The Panama Canal

Homework Ø Of Teddy Roosevelt’s accomplishments, choose two and explain why you think they are the two most important. l Trustbusting, the square deal (be specific), conservation, the panama canal, the great white fleet Ø Write a minimum of 8 lines total and underline the two choices in your paragraph!

Warm Up Ø Get up and stand in front of TR’s accomplishment that you think was most important Ø Be ready to defend your choice! Ø GO!

Taft and the Progressives Ø TR wanted Taft to replace him. Ø Taft was a Progressive. Ø Very different personality than TR William Howard Taft

Opinion Splits on Taft Ø Taft supported many of TR’s ideas l graduated income, safety laws for miners, 8 hour work day, child labor laws. Ø However… Ø Lost a lot of support with the Payne-Aldrich Tariff. l Raised taxes

Taft losses support Ø Ballinger-Pinchot affair l Went against Teddy’s conservation ideas Ø Because of this, Roosevelt and Taft were no longer friends

Stop and Think Ø How was Taft different from Roosevelt? Ø Why did he and TR have a falling out?

1912: A Three Way Election Ø Roosevelt ran for President again. l Represented the Bull Moose Party Taft represented the Republican party. Ø Woodrow Wilson would represent the Democratic Party. Ø

Woodrow Wilson was a Progressive, Ø Represented the Democratic Party Ø Wilson would go on to beat out Taft in 1912 Ø

New Freedom Ø Wilson’s policies l Continued to break up trusts. Ø Believed in competitive business. l New Freedom Ø Supported lowering taxes and increasing foreign trade

Wilson’s Accomplishments Ø **Federal Reserve Act**- 3 tiered banking system l l l 1 st level- Federal Reserve Board ran the system 2 nd level- 12 Federal Reserve Banks serve as “banks for other banks” 3 rd level- smaller private banks- could borrow from 2 nd level. Offered affordable banking

Wrap Up Ø How is Wilson different from both TR and Taft? Ø Explain two policies/accomplishments of Wilson.