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Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal. I. Square Deal. A. Definition 1. The Square Deal was the term to describe the various progressive reforms sponsored by the Roosevelt administration. II. Using Federal Power. A. Trustbusting 1. Filed 44 antitrust suits.

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Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

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  1. Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal

  2. I. Square Deal • A. Definition • 1. The Square Deal was the term to describe the various progressive reforms sponsored by the Roosevelt administration.

  3. II. Using Federal Power • A. Trustbusting • 1. Filed 44 antitrust suits. • 2. Sued the Northern Securities Company which had a monopoly over northwestern railroads.

  4. B. 1902 Coal Strike • 1. Coal miners went on a five month strike. • 2. Roosevelt called both sides to the White House and threatened to take over the mines. • 3. From then on Fed. Gov. was expected to intervene. • 4. Strikes could be solved by experts through arbitration.

  5. C. Railroad Regulation • 1. The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 prohibited fixing high prices. • 2. The Elkins Act of 1903 made it illegal for railroad officials to give and shippers to receive rebates for using certain railroads. • 3. The Hepburn Act of 1906 limited the distribution of free railroad passes.

  6. III. Health and the Environment • A. Regulating Food and Drugs • 1. The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 which required meatpackers to maintain clean and sanitary conditions in their factories. • 2. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling.

  7. B. Conservation • 1. Conservation is the preservation of wilderness lands for national parks and the common good. • 2. John Muir persuaded Roosevelt to set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves. • 3. The Newlands Act of 1902 established that the Fed. Gov. would manage the precious water resources of the West.

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