PPT-The Progressive Presidents– Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson

Roosevelts 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 . :. How did progressives bring reform to urban & state governments?. . Warm-Up Question:. How effective were progressive reformers in addressing:. (a) Problems in cities?. (b) Discrimination against African-Americans?. . Patricia Cline Cohen • Sarah Stage. . Susan M. . Hartmann. CHAPTER 21. . Progressivism from the Grass Roots to the White House. , . 1890-1916. 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. . 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. 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.. The Main Idea. Progressives focused on . three areas of reform. : . easing the suffering of the urban poor, improving unfair and dangerous working conditions, and reforming government at the national, state, and local levels. . Chapter 25. Introduction . By the year 1900, the United States’ . upsurging. population nearly doubled from its level of some 40 million souls in the census of 1870.. In the same time period, the population of American cities tripled.. Karen Valentin. Stephanie Velarde. Francesca Velarde. William Howard Taft. Roosevelt decided not to run in 1908. Chose Taft as successor. 27. th. president (1909-1913). Liberal Republican . Few Months after Taking Office…. 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.. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. The Progressives. Believed that an efficient government could protect public interest & restore order to society . Middle class reformers addressed many social problems, including.