Name ____________________
Hour _____________
Progressive Presidential Report Cards
During the Progressive Era three very different presidents led our nation; Theodore
Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. You are responsible for
providing a report card for these individuals. Your assignment is to grade the presidents
on certain tasks dealing with the Progressive Movement.
Directions: If the president helped the Progressive Cause and helped better society, give
them a good grade; if they did not help the cause or society, give them a bad grade. You
need to give specific details about why you are giving them certain grades. Lastly, for each
president there is a list of information at the top of the page that you need to include in
your report card.
Grade the presidents on the following areas:
Leadership: Did the nation believe in the president and follow his lead?
Organization: Was this president able to accomplish much while in office? What bills
were initiated by the president? What bills passed? How did the president organize his
administration and the nation?
Professionalism: How did the president behave while in office? Did people admire the
president? What was the public opinion about the president?
Contributions: What impact did the President have on the United States? For what is
the president remembered?
~ Make sure that you details and examples that explain why you gave certain grades~
~ You will use the text book, as well as other resources, for your research~
~You need to include where you got your information from (where in the text, what website, etc.)~
Extra Credit Alert: You may write on this packet and turn it in, or you can make
something more creative and earn up to 5 points extra.
Report Card for Theodore Roosevelt
(p. 232-239, 271)
Be sure to include the following:
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The Square Deal
Business Regulations / Trust Busting
Environmental Issues
Foreign Policy / Involvement
o Roosevelt Corollary
o Latin America/Panama Canal
Leadership Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Organization Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Professionalism Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Contributions Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Resources:
Report Cards for William Howard Taft
(p. 238-239, 264, 273)
Be Sure to include the following:
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Dollar Diplomacy
“Trust busting”
Social and Governmental Reforms
The 16th Amendment
Leadership Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Organization Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Professionalism Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Contributions Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Resources:
Report Card for Woodrow Wilson
(p. 240-243, 273-274)
Be sure to include the following:
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Wilsons’s “New Freedom:
o Tarriff Reduction
o Banking Reduction
o Anti-trust Laws
Women’s Suffrage
Foreign Policy/Involvement
o Mexico
o WWI
Leadership Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Organization Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Professionalism Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Contributions Grade ____________
Why did they get this grade?
Resources: