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The Spirit of Reform
ByVictoria Woodruff
&Kenzie Coulthard
Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt
How did President Roosevelt try to How did President Roosevelt try to balance the needs of both business and balance the needs of both business and labor?labor?
What did Roosevelt do to regulate What did Roosevelt do to regulate businesses and railroads?businesses and railroads?
Why did Roosevelt and others contribute Why did Roosevelt and others contribute to the conservation movement?to the conservation movement?
How old was Roosevelt when he became How old was Roosevelt when he became president?president?
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
Hometown New York Hometown New York City City
Birth October 28Birth October 28thth 1858 New York 1858 New York
Death January 6Death January 6thth 1919 died in sleep at 1919 died in sleep at Sagamore Hill of Sagamore Hill of arterial blood clot age arterial blood clot age 60 60
Teddy Roosevelt Cont. Teddy Roosevelt Cont.
College Harvard College Harvard Before president New York Assembly from Before president New York Assembly from
NYC youngest man ever elected to the NYC youngest man ever elected to the assembly assembly
Age at inauguration 42Age at inauguration 42After being president back to politics After being president back to politics
Continued Continued
College Harvard College Harvard Before being a president- New York state Before being a president- New York state
assembly from NYC youngest man ever assembly from NYC youngest man ever elected to the assemblyelected to the assembly
Years president 1901- 1909 ( two terms )Years president 1901- 1909 ( two terms )
During PresidencyDuring Presidency
Balancing the needs Balancing the needs of both business of both business and labor he made and labor he made the Square deal his the Square deal his plan for government plan for government to treat everyone to treat everyone fairly fairly
To regulate business To regulate business and railroads and railroads Roosevelt ordered the Roosevelt ordered the justice department to justice department to prosecute the prosecute the powerful under the powerful under the Sherman Antitrust Act Sherman Antitrust Act
Accomplishments Accomplishments
Established national Established national parksparks
National Monuments National Monuments Devils Tower Devils Tower Grand CanyonGrand Canyon Mount Olympus Mount Olympus Muirwoods Muirwoods
Conservation Conservation
Roosevelt's love of the outdoors made him Roosevelt's love of the outdoors made him the first president to strongly favor the the first president to strongly favor the Conservation Conservation
Accomplishments Cont. Accomplishments Cont.
Signed pure foods Signed pure foods and drug actand drug act
Federal meat Federal meat inspection lawinspection law
Awarded Nobel Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Peace Prize
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft
How was William Howard Taft’s How was William Howard Taft’s administration similar to and different from administration similar to and different from Roosevelt’s administration?Roosevelt’s administration?
Why did progressives turn against Why did progressives turn against President Taft in the 1912 election?President Taft in the 1912 election?
What events took place during the election What events took place during the election of 1912?of 1912?
Why do you think that Taft felt he had to Why do you think that Taft felt he had to support Ballinger?support Ballinger?