Transcript J. Block Day Oct. 2 & 3--Power Point-

The Square
Deal & the
Modern
Presidency
Square Deal =
TR’s program of
progressive
reforms designed
to protect
the common
people against
Big Business
Trusts & Trust Busting
Trusts = legal entities created to
hold stock in many companies; they
controlled 4/5 of all industries in
the U.S.
Northern Securities Case
Northern
Securities
Company had
monopoly on
northwestern
railroads;
TR sued them;
Supreme Court
dissolved the
company
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Pure Food & Drug Act
1902 Coal Strike
• PA miners went
on strike
• Mine operators
refused to bargain
• TR intervened and
made them sit
down and work
out an agreement
• Since then, when
a strike threatened
the public welfare
the federal govt
was expected to
get involved
Elkins &
Hepburn
Acts
Laws that put
new rules &
regulations
on what
railroads could
do in order to
protect the
public
Conservation v. Preservation
TR & John Muir at Yosemite
TR set aside
148 million
acres
of forest
reserves,
created 50
wildlife
sanctuaries
and several
national parks
“Teddy”
Bear
TR spared a
bear cub on a
hunting
expedition; a
toymaker
marketed a
new
product, the
teddy bear
Square
Deal
Meat Inspection Act
Trusts & Trust Busting
Northern Securities Case
Pure Food & Drug Act
1902 Coal Strike
Elkins &
Hepburn
Acts
Conservation & Preservation
TR & John Muir at Yosemite
“Teddy”
Bear