Assigned Blog #1
Square Deal and Pure Food and Drug Act
President Roosevelt’s Square Deal is making things fair between companies. Square Deal became Roosevelt’s platform when running for president and he said that he would not favor any group of Americans, whether they were poor or rich, which I think is a good thing. The Square Deal was popular with the poor people because it made things equal for the working classes.
The Square Deal is based upon the three c’s. The three c’s are conservation of natural resources, control of corporations and consumer protection. A way he conserved natural resources was he made national parks, and protected the land so companies couldn't buy it and put factories on the land. President Roosevelt also improved the water systems and water power sites. President Roosevelt thought that the government should break up bad trusts and keep the good trusts in check. A department of Commerce and Labor was created to help regulate businesses, along with a few acts. One way Teddy protected consumers was he passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. These acts kept the food the Americans ate safe. Overall, I think the square deal was good, because it brought around the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, keeping the food safe. It brought to our attention the health issues of the food, the breaking of monopolies, and conserving the land.
The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906 by Roosevelt. It prevented inaccurately labeled foods from going on sale and kept harmful ingredients out of food and medicine. Companies had to list dangerous ingredients on the label so people would know. The Pure Food and Drug Act was signed to the Bureau of Chemistry in the Department of Agriculture which led to the Food and Drug Administration, and the FDA is still around today. The Pure Food and Drug Act is why we now have labels on our food and medicine.
Sources:
Deshpande, Mukul. "Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal." Buzzle. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/theodore-roosevelts-square-deal.html>;.
"Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013. <http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/sat2/history/chapter14section2.rhtml>;.
Comments
Be sure to include personal thoughts for both topics and also discuss your pictures. Good job overall though!