17.4 US history

Woodrow Wilson

1912 presidential election candidate, New Jersey reform governor. Democratic Presidential nominee.

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

A set of tax regulations, enacted by congress in 1909, that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufactured goods.

William Howard Taft

Hand picked secretary by Pres. Roosevelt to run against William Jennings Bryan, who had been nominated by the Democrats for the third time.

Gifford Pinchot

Head of the U.S. Forest Service under President Roosavelt, took a middle ground. Believed that wilderness areas could be scientifically managed to yield public enjoyment while allowing private development

Bull Moose Party

The name given to the Progressive Party, formed to support Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy for the presidency in 1912.