American History: Teddy Roosevelt and Domestic Policy
Beef Trust
- Beef Trust made the meat prices too high for consumers
Grand Canyon
- Conserved land in Arizona
Newlands Reclamation Act 1902
- Federal law that funded irrigation projects
Conservationism
- Like President's Harrison, Cleveland, and McKinley, Roosevelt wanted to preserve land and water
Roosevelt Dam
- Preserved dam in Arizona
Theodore Roosevelt
- President after McKinley was killed (1901) - Won reelection in 1904 - Square Deal - Trustbusting - Conservationism
Square Deal
- Roosevelt believed that business and government should operate fairly by balancing needs of workers, business, and consumers
Railroad trust
- Roosevelt broke up railroad trust first
Trustbusting
- Roosevelt fought trust in many unfair industries in order to contribute to his Square Deal
United Miner's Strike (Coal strike 1902)
- Roosevelt helped miners fight for higher wages and shorter work hours - significant because it was the first time a president was on the side of laborers
Antiquities Act of 1906
- Stated that President has right to protect lands and anyone that destroyed government property would face charges
