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Progressivism
Origins and Teddy Roosevelt
Objectives
 Explain and analyze the
expansion of federal powers.
 Analyze and evaluate the
impact of president policies and
congressional actions on
domestic reform.
Main Idea of
Progressivism
Political, economic, and social
change in late 19th century
America led to broad
progressive reforms.
Significance (why is it
important?)
Progressive reforms in areas
such as labor and voting rights
reinforced democratic
principles that continue to exist
today.
4 goals of Progressivism
 Protecting Social Welfare
 Promoting Moral
Improvement
 Creating Economic Reform
 Fostering Efficiency
Traditional Policies
During the Industrial Revolution the U.S.
government took a Laissez Faire stance on
business.
Why this was good:
Businesses could
grow rapidly
because they were
not inhibited by
government
regulations.
i.e.-Money,
growth, economic
strength.
Why this was bad:
A lack of
government
oversight left the
door open for major
abuses by big
business.
i.e.-Income gap,
poor wages, poor
housing, poor
sanitation.
Muckrakers
 Journalists who
expose the ugly
side of life through
literature and
photography.
 The works of
Muckrakers will
ultimately lead to
reforms in society
and government.
Upton Sinclair
 Muckraker
 Wrote The Jungle in 1906
 In his book, he discussed
the horrors of the
meatpacking industry.
 He told of rats in the
meat and old meat
being thrown in with
new meat to be sold
to Americans.
Progressive Reform
 Congress responded
by passing the Meat
Inspection Act and
the Pure Food and
Drug Act.
Jacob Riis
Exposed poverty
and poor conditions
in cities.
Wrote a book
called “How the
Other Half Lives”
about the plight of
the urban poor.
Also used
photography to
expose these
problems.
Ida Tarbell
Wrote about the
evils of big business
and monopolies.
Wrote an article
called “The History
of Standard Oil”
exposing the
ruthless business
practices of
Rockefeller.
Lincoln Steffens
Exposed the
corruption in major
cities across the
country.
Wrote “The
Shame of the
Cities”
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Progressive President
Teddy Roosevelt’s
Square Deal
Reforms
Trust Busting
Protecting the
Social Welfare
Conservation
Trust Busting
Roosevelt was
considered a trust
busting President
because he went
after big business
and tried to stop
them from
combining to form
monopolies.
Social Welfare
After Upton Sinclair
exposes the filthy meat
industry Roosevelt goes
after them to.
Congress passes the
Meat Inspection Act
and the Pure Food and
Drug Act requiring that
all meat packing plants
pass federal inspection.
Conservation
Teddy loved the
outdoors and made
efforts to preserve the
natural landscape of
the country.
He created a
National Parks system
to lay land aside for
preservation.
Roosevelt “Lion
Tamer”
1. What do the lions
stand for?
2. Why are all the
lions coming out
of a door labeled
“Wall St.?”
3. How does the
cartoonist feel
about trust
busting?