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