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Chapter 9 section 3:
Theodore unwanted
-Theodore Roosevelt was not supported to be president
-he was pushed to run as McKinley's vice president by political bosses and so that took him out of state office
-McKinley was assassinated which made him most powerful person in the governent
Roosevelt's backround
-born into wealty family in 1858
-had asthma as a child
-mastered marksmanship and horseback riding as teen
-in college he wrestled and boxed
-became a leader in new york politics very young and three years later became new york citys police commissioner and assistant secratary of us navy\
-later won governor of ny and then vice president
-youngest president 42 years old
-still boxed but got partially blinded in his left eye
Using federal power
-by 1900 trusts controlled 4/5ths of the industries in the US
-some earned poor reps
-many lowered prices to drive competitors out of market
1902 Coal Strike
-140,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike demanding 20 % raise, nine hour workday, right to organize a union
-after 5 months coal reserves were low and Roosevelt settled the strike
-eventually got 10 % raise and 9 hour day but had to give up demand for a closed shop and the right to strike for 3 years
Railroad Regulation
-Roosevelts real goal was federal regulation
-congress passed Interstate Commerce Act in 1887(prohibited wealthy railroad owners from colluding to fix high prices by dividing the business in a given area)
-congress then passed Elkins Act in 1903(illegal to for railroad officals to give, and shippers recieve, rebates for using particular railroads)
-the hepburn act of 1906 limited the distrubution of free railroad passes
Health and the Enviroment
-the meatpacking industries were disgusting
-so the Meat Inspecting Act in 1906 made strict requirements for meatpackers to be more cleanly
-the government had to pay for the inspecting though and the company did not have to label date-of-processing
-Pure Food and Drug Act passed in 1906 which halted the sale of contaminated foodsand called for truth in labeling
-required truth labeling ^
Conservation and Natural Resourrces
-before Roosevelt as president nobody paid attenition to natural resources
-late 19th century people were careless and did not help our enviroment
-Roosevelt helped conservation:
--set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves
-set aside 1.5 million acres of water-power sites
--another 80 million acres of land to explore for mineral and water resources
--established 50 wildlife sanctuaries and several national parks
Civil Rights
-roosevelt, like any other presidents, did not support civil rights for african americans
-1905 had a civil rights confrence in Niagra Falls
1909 many African Americans joined with prominent reformers in NY to found the NAAP..national association for advancement of colored people
--had over 6,000 members by 1914
-Roosevelt and next 2 presidents barely supported
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