Section 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
in what year did Roosevelt become pres.?
1901
what did Teddy fight in NY?
corrupt political machines
what 3 groups did Teddy ensure fairness for?
workers, consumers, big buisnesses
what Act did Teddy enforce?
Sherman Antitrust Act
what company did Teddy break up?
Standard Oil Company
freebee!
gov. filed suit against 44 corporations for antitrust violations
what industries did Teddy have concern for after reading “The Jungle,” a book in which a company gets rats in their food?
meat packaging industries
after reading “The Jungle” what did Teddy do?
he launched an investigation of meat packaging industries
in what year did Teddy sign the Meat Inspection Act?
1906
what did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
it made it illegal to make false claims about food and drugs
how many acres of land did Teddy preserve? and what places did they include?
194 million acres, Grand Canyon, Muir Woods, Pelican Island
what service did Teddy create?
the U.S. Forest Service
what kind of deal did Teddy want for AA?
a square deal
freebee 2!
Teddy did not push for AA civil rights, but he thought they should be treated fairly.
what 2 things did Teddy do for AA?
- didn’t believe in suffrage
2. denounced lynching
what was Teddy’s view on = for AA?
he thought if you gave them the same opportunities as whites, they would achieve =
on October 16, 1901, who did Teddy have dinner with?
Booker T. Washington
what was the AA reaction to Teddy and Booker T. Wash. having dinner?
“great, this is a big step towards =”
what was the Southerner’s reaction to Teddy and Booker T. Wash. having dinner?
“grrrrr!”
what was the Northerner’s reaction to Teddy and Booker T. Wash. having dinner?
“yay!”
was Roosevelt re-elected?
yes
did Teddy make any more advance towards civil rights after his re-election?
no
did Teddy have any statement on the Atlanta race riot of 1906, where some AA were discharged for protecting other AA for wrongly accused murder in Brownsville, TX?
no
what was Teddy considered as a president?
the best pres. ever
