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Modern Progressives Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt, a sickly boy who found strength in nature, graduated from Harvard and began his political journey in the New York Assembly. After personal tragedy, he sought new beginnings in the West before becoming Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His leadership in the Spanish-American War brought him fame, paving the way for his governorship and eventual vice presidency under McKinley. Upon McKinley’s assassination, Roosevelt enacted a bold progressive agenda, championing conservation, regulating big business, and advocating for labor rights, ultimately becoming one of America’s most powerful presidents.

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Modern Progressives Theodore Roosevelt

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  1. Modern ProgressivesTheodore Roosevelt

  2. Early Political Career • Sickly boy (Grew to love nature/ outdoors) • Harvard Grad (Loved Politics) • Elected to New York Assembly • Mom and Wife die (Same Day) • Moves West (Cowboy) • Asst. Sec. of Navy • Fought in Spanish-American War (Roughriders) • Gained prominence as Governor of New York

  3. Roosevelt & McKinley • Pres. McKinley chooses popular TR as VP • McKinley gets killed, VP becomes President • TR Begins a Progressive Agenda as President • Conservation • Supervising Big Business • Helping Labor • Becomes the most powerful President in history

  4. Managing Natural Resources • Wanted to take care of America’s resources • Childhood • 1902 Reclamation Act • Funded irrigation projects to reclaim land and support farms • Resource Management • Managing the resources like a corporation • Built new National Parks • 150 million acres of forests

  5. Supervising Big Business • Monitor/ limit the growth of trusts (Monopolies) • 95% railroads owned by 6 corporations • 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act • Prohibited monopolies • Holding companies got around Sherman • TR enforced Sherman AA • “Trust Buster”

  6. Helping the Common Man • Settling Strikes • 1902 Mine workers Strike • More money/ Less Hours/ Safer Conditions • Both sides refused to negotiate • TR’s arbitration (Outside party settles dispute) • Forced a compromise (Seen as public savior) • Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” exposed greed of corporate America • Meat Inspection Act 1906 as a result • TR is seen as a public defender

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