Today’s Agenda
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Video Theodore Roosevelt
Audio “The Square Deal”
Guided Notes 8.4 – Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Annotated timeline of Roosevelt’s life and
presidency
• Compare/Contrast Roosevelt & Taft’s policies
• Exit Slip: 3-2-1
Roosevelt vs. Wilson
8.4 & 8.5 Combined
Writing Assessment on your own paper!
• Guiding Question: What
strategies were used by
members of minority
groups to defend their
rights?
– Write a paragraph (3 – 5
sentences) in response
to the question above.
Remember to start your
paragraph by restating
part of the original
question and writing as
if your audience knows
nothing about the topic.
• Checklist:
– Do I have 3 – 5 sentences?
– Does my paragraph begin by
restating my question?
– Did I use correct grammar
and spelling to the best of my
ability?
– Did I completely answer the
question?
– Does my writing make sense?
Today’s Agenda
• Bellwork - Historical Figure Chart – Roosevelt
vs. Wilson
• Roosevelt vs. Wilson Graphic Organizer
Historical Figure Chart
• Today you will complete “Historical Figure
Concept Webs” on BOTH Theodore Roosevelt
and Woodrow Wilson.
• The concept webs are on the center of your
table:
• Use your textbook (sections 4 and 5 of Chapter 8)
• 15 minutes
State Performance Indicators
• EH 7.3.1 Recognize
progress of
political/social reforms,
1890-1930.
Guiding Questions
Theodore Roosevelt 8.4
Woodrow Wilson 8.5
• Section Focus Question: What
did Roosevelt think
government should do for
citizens?
• Section Focus Question: What
steps did Wilson take to
increase the government’s role
in the economy?
– What were Theodore
Roosevelt’s ideas on the role of
government?
– How did Roosevelt change the
government’s role in the
economy?
– What was the impact of
Roosevelt’s actions on natural
resources?
– How could you compare and
contrast Taft and Roosevelt’s
policies?
– What did Wilson hope to do
with his “New Freedom” plan?
– How did Wilson attempt to
reform the economy?
– What was the legacy of the
Progressive Era?
Objectives for Learning
Theodore Roosevelt 8.4
Woodrow Wilson 8.5
• Section Focus Question: What
did Roosevelt think
government should do for
citizens?
• Section Focus Question: What
steps did Wilson take to
increase the government’s role
in the economy?
– Discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s
ideas on the role of
government.
– Analyze how Roosevelt
changed the government’s role
in the economy.
– Explain the impact of
Roosevelt’s actions on natural
resources.
– Compare and contrast Taft’s
policies with Roosevelt’s.
– Evaluate what Wilson hoped to
do with his “New Freedom”
program.
– Describe Wilson’s efforts to
regulate the economy.
– Assess the legacy of the
Progressive Era.
Graphic Organizer – Roosevelt vs. Wilson
Graphic Organizer
• Use your text to locate
pertinent information about
both Teddy Roosevelt (8.4)
and Woodrow Wilson (8.5).
• The specific topics you need
to address are listed on the
chart.
• Be sure to use your own
words and include details
that EXPLAIN each topic.
Checklist – how do I earn an “A”
• Did I complete the chart?
• Did I focus on major details
that explain each topic?
• Did I focus on using my own
words and not copying from
the book?
Theodore Roosevelt – Excellent Resume
• Attended Harvard University
• Elected to the New York State Assembly
• President of New York City’s Board of Police
Commissioners
• Assistant Secretary of the Navy
• Governor of New York
• Vice-President of the United States under William
McKinley
• 26th President of the US after McKinley’s
assassination
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
• 28th President of the
United States – in office
from March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1921
• Born December 28, 1856
Staunton, Virginia & Died
February 3, 1924 in
Washington, D.C.
• Also:
– 34th Governor of New
Jersey
– President of Princeton
University
Task 1 - Foldable
• Today we will create a foldable based on comparing
and contrasting Roosevelt and Wilson.
• Procedure:
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Take 1 sheet of construction paper
Fold it like a hotdog
Create 3 tabs by folding it in thirds
Your tabs should be titled: Roosevelt, What they shared,
Wilson
– Remember to keep your guiding questions in mind as you
create your foldables.
– 20 minutes
Task 2 – Objective Jigsaw
• To demonstrate understanding and mastery of today’s
material each group will “jig-saw” the objectives we are
dealing with today.
• Procedure:
– Each group will be assigned 1 objective to address.
– As a group work to come to a consensus answer (hint: it helps if you
EACH come up with your own and then discuss and compare ALL your
answers)
– Select a member of your group to present your answer to the class.
• To turn in:
– 1 group sheet with your consensus answer (staple this on
top)
– Each group members individual answers
Closure – G-Sprite Analysis
• Our last 15 minutes will be
devoted to analysis of our
section 1 and 2 G-Sprite
Charts.
Roosevelt and his Square Deal
• “When I say I believe in a square deal, I do not
mean to give every man the best hand. If good
cards do not come to any man, or if they do
come, and he has not got the power to play
them, that is his affair. All I mean is that there
shall be no crookedness in the dealing.” - 1905
• His goal was not to provide a safety net for the
poor but to make sure big business did not
take advantage of those smaller than they.
Trustbusting & Industry Regulation
• Coalminer’s strike – 1902 became the first
instance where the federal government
stepped in on the behalf of workers in a strike
– threatened to take the mine over if the
owners did not give the workers a raise and a
shorter workday.
• Elkins & Hepburn Acts – fined railroads that
were giving favored shippers special rates and
gave the ICC better enforcement powers
Trustbusting & Industry Regulation
• Roosevelt enforces the Sherman Antitrust Act
but makes the distinction between “good”
trusts and “bad” trusts claiming big business
good be more efficient.
• Food & Drug Reform
– Meat Inspection Act - government takes
responsibility for food safety.
– Pure Food and Drug Act – ensures the safety and
honest labeling of all foods and medicines
Roosevelt and the Environment
• Roosevelt cared deeply about preserving the
environment but balanced this desire with using the
resources contained in wild areas like timber and
water.
• Believed in “rational use” policy of Gifford Pinchot
that called for preserving timberlands allowing
timber to mature into good lumber.
• National Reclamation Act, which gave the federal
government the power to decide where and how
water would be distributed
Roosevelt vs. Taft
• Taft elected president in 1908 and proceeded
to follow his own agenda that diverged from
Roosevelt’s.
– Did not lower tariffs as much as Roosevelt wanted
– “busted” twice as many trusts as Roosevelt and
weakened the hardline of the Sherman Anti-Trust
act
– Fired Gifford Pinchot of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Roosevelt and “New Nationalism”
• Roosevelt was so angered by Taft’s policies
that he attempted to run for a third term on
the Progressive Party ticket against Taft.
• New Nationalism—a program to restore the
government’s trust-busting power.
– Protect common people through social justice
programs.
– Regulate business so common people would not
be exploited.
Annotated Timeline
• To annotate means “to supply with critical or
explanatory notes”
• Your task: you will create a timeline of the
major events and decisions of Theodore
Roosevelt’s presidency (minimum of 10 dates
well annotated) .
• Include as an assignment title the following
– His name and the dates of his presidency
Roosevelt
Taft
[Both]
Exit Slip
• Closure 3-2-1: Give me 3 main ideas from
today’s lesson, 2 supporting details for each,
and 1 thing you would like to know more
about.
Wilson’s New Freedom
Chapter 8 Section 5
US History Bellwork
• Read the following quote - “The man with only
a little capital is finding it harder and harder to
get into the field, more and more impossible
to compete with the big fellow. Why? Because
the laws of this country do not prevent the
strong from crushing the weak”
• Write at least one paragraph addressing how
those in big business might think about this
attitude.
Today’s Agenda
• Bellwork
• Sorting Activity with writing exercise
• Quick Quiz 8.5 with CPS response units
How we will address Woodrow Wilson
Election of 1912
Wilson’s New Freedom
Wilson’s economic policy
Wilson on Organized Labor & Workers
Wilson and Progressivism’s Legacy
Wilson Sorting Activity and Writing
Exercise
• Part 1 - On your table you will find a bag with assorted cards.
– Take out the cards and locate the underlined cards that read: The
Election of 1912, Wilson and the Economy, Banks, Tariffs, Trusts,
Wilson on Labor, & Legacy of Progressivism (in that order)
– Arrange those cards on the table and sort the remaining cards from
the bag into the correct categories using your book to help you.
– Within each category arrange the cards into an order that shows
relationships (chronological or logical) between ideas.
• Part 2 - When your table completes sorting all the cards into
the correct categories you will use them to create a written
summary of the Wilson election, presidency, and the legacy of
Progressivism.
Coming up next time…
• The exam date for this quarter will be Monday
December 13.
• Wednesday you will receive a review guide to
help you create your own study materials to help
you prepare for the exam.
• We will also begin a class review process using
potential test questions from my test bank. This
means not every question will be on the test but
MANY will! So pay attention and participate!