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?