Progressive Presidents

Question 1

Teddy Roosevelt

Answer 1

• “trust buster”
• busted 44 trusts (big businesses) during his term
• very popular with the American people
• Meat Inspection act (in response to the jungle)
• pure food and drug act (labels on food)
• ran again AFTER he had already left office

Question 2

william h. taft

Answer 2

• “hand picked” by teddy to replace him (voted in 1908)
• busted 90 trusts (almost double teddy)
• taft’s presidency ripped by scandals by those under taft
• teddy will become very upset with taft’s administration

Question 3

woodrow wilson

Answer 3

• elected in 1912 over taft and teddy
• federal reserve act (banking) - 12 federal banks created
• federal banks regulate the flow of money in the nation
• calyton anti-trust act (no monopolies allowed)
• workers compensation - workers injured on the job are compensated for their injury (first time this every happened)

Question 4

remember this…

Answer 4

teddy, taft, and wilson all attempt to help the “common man” against the “big businesses”