PPT-Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Roosevelt and Taft

Objectives Describe the events of Theodore Roosevelts presidency Explain how Roosevelt used the power of the Presidency to regulate business Identify laws passed to protect public health and the environment. Objectives:. To trace the events of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. To show how Roosevelt used the power of his office to regulate business. To identify laws passed to protect citizens’ health and preserve the environment. THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT. (1890 - 1920). Don’t worry about section 2 of this chapter. 15.1 - THE ROOTS/ORIGINS OF PROGRESSIVISM. What was Progressivism?. collection of ideas and activities striving to improve various aspects of American society such as…. Square Deal. “It is the duty of the president to act upon the theory that he is steward of the people, and … to assume that he has the legal right to do whatever the needs of the people demand, unless the Constitution or the laws explicitly forbid him to do it.”. JUMBO QUESTIONS 28. Argumentation. At the beginning of this chapter, the authors reference a Progressive reformer who thought that “the real heart of the Progressive Movement was to use the government as an agency of human welfare.” Support, modify, or refute this statement. . U.S. HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY. CHAPTER 6. RISE OF PROGRESSIVISM. Progressivism. is a collection of different ideas & activities, not a tightly organized political movement with a specific set of goals. Section 4-Taft and . wilson. . US HISTORY. Ms. Arnold. Main idea. Progressive reforms continued during the Taft and Wilson presidencies, focusing on business, banking, and women’s suffrage. . Progressivism under Taft. Introduction. Nearly 76 million Americans greeted the new century in 1900. Almost one in seven of them were foreign-born. The 20. th. century will bring in ethnically and racially mixed American people than before. These new crusaders will call themselves the Progressives. . Social Reformers. Political Reformers. Ch. 21. Individual Reformers . (Muckrakers). During the 19. th. century more and more newspapers and magazines began to campaign for social and political reforms as a method of attracting mass audiences. Roosevelt’s Square Deal. When Roosevelt took office after the assassination of William McKinley, it was the worst nightmare for the Republican Party.. Roosevelt had previously served as governor of New York. . The Accidental President. On September 6, 1901 an anarchist Leon Czolgosz assassinated Pres. William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became the nation’s youngest President at the age of 42.. Objectives:. To trace the events of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. To show how Roosevelt used the power of his office to regulate business. To identify laws passed to protect citizens’ health and preserve the environment. The Progressive Movement. 18.1 The Roots of Progressivism. 18.2 Roosevelt in Office. 18.3 The Taft Administration. 18.4 The Wilson Years. 18.1 The Roots of Progressivism.  . The Rise of Progressivism. JUMBO QUESTIONS 28. Argumentation. At the beginning of this chapter, the authors reference a Progressive reformer who thought that “the real heart of the Progressive Movement was to use the government as an agency of human welfare.” Support, modify, or refute this statement. . Theodore Roosevelt. 1. . Theodore Roosevelt. became Governor of New York after previously working in lower offices and becoming famous as a war hero. He was pushed out of office by fellow Republicans because he was too progressive, and became Vice-President..