How would you describe Teddy Roosevelt based on the cartoons seen here?

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consider
How would you describe Teddy Roosevelt based on
the cartoons seen here?
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essential question What were the effects of
progressivism in the national government in the
early 1900s? PART 1 THE FIRST PROGRESSIVE
PRESIDENT
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Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
Background

• popular progressive politician that becomes
  McKinleys VP

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• became president when McKinley was shot

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• first reform president expands the role of
  president

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The 3 Cs of his Square Deal
1st Control corporations

• accepted big business, but attacked irresponsible
  ones as the Trust Buster

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• took on railroads with the Elkins Act and Hepburn
  Act for fair pricing

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• first president to mediate between
  owners and labor in the Anthracite coal
  miners strike

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2nd Consumer protection

• unchecked business created dangers for consumers

What is the problem with the following products
of the time?
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• after The Jungle, TR gets passed the

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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3rd Conservation of natural resources
President Theodore Roosevelt (left) and John Muir
had long talks about conservation while camping
together at Glacier Point, Yosemite National
Park, 1903.
"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful
than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant
sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the
Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the
Three Tetons and our people should see to it
that they are preserved for their children and
their children's children forever, with their
majestic beauty all marred." -Theodore Roosevelt
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3rd Conservation of natural resources
TR riding a moose in 1900
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• expanded national parks and forests

After he became President in 1901, Roosevelt used
his authority to protect wildlife and public
lands by creating the U.S. Forest Service and
establishing 51 Federal Bird Reservations, 4
National Game Preserves, 150 National Forests, 5
National Parks, and enabling the 1906 American
Antiquities Act which he used to proclaim 18
National Monuments. During his presidency,Theodore
Roosevelt protected approximately 230,000,000
acres of public land.
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consider
How would you describe William Howard Taft based
on the cartoons seen here?
Teddy Had a Little Lamb
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• TRs hand-picked successor TR expected Taft to
  continue his progressive reforms

Teddy Had a Little Lamb
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• some progressive reforms, but overall more
  conservative than TR (i.e. raising taxes on
  imports with Payne-Aldrich Tariff)

Taft busted more trusts than TR (he did not
distinguish between good and bad trusts),
including U.S. Steel, a trust personally approved
by TR Taft fired TRs good friend, Gifford
Pinchot, who was appointed by TR as the first
Chief of the United States Forest Service, for
speaking out against Taft.
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• TR upset and speaks out against Taft

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consider
How would you describe the election of 1912 based
on the cartoons seen here?
Taft
TR
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• Taft wins Republican nomination, so TR forms
  Progressive Party (a.k.a. Bull Moose Party)

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The bullet-damaged speech and eyeglass case.
X-Ray of Roosevelt's ribcage showing the bullet
at lower left.
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• this split Republican vote, so Democrat Wilson
  wins

The voters reluctance to break the two-term
precedent also hurt TRs chances of winning.
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consider
How would you describe Woodrow Wilson based on
the cartoon seen here?
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• his New Freedom progressive program continued
  progressive reforms such as

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• the Federal Reserve System (a.k.a. the Fed) to
  control the economy (i.e. setting interest rates,
  supervising banks)

map of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts and the
cities where each bank is located
seal of the Board of Governors that supervise the
Fed
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• Clayton Antitrust Act so that there is a more
  clear law making trusts illegal

Clayton Antitrust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act left a lot of room for
interpretation in the law because it was vaguely
worded.
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Look over the chart. How are these Presidents
progressive reforms changing the federal
government?
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Political cartoons are a common way that ideas
about politics are conveyed. Based on what we
have learned about the Progressive Presidents,
say what each political cartoon means in your own
words. Often, saying what is literally happening
but calling things what they are labeled will
produce the idea of the cartoon.
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The Hot Seat

• one person volunteers to be in the hot seat
• He or she answers a series of multiple choice
  questions

• 1 question right sense of self-satisfaction
• 2 questions right fist bump
• 3 questions right gum
• 4 questions right prize box
• You have two opportunities to poll the class
  where you can see how the class answered

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The Progressive Era Political Cartoons Judge
Reforms The role of political cartoons in
society is to judge things that are happening,
such as reforms. Create your own political
cartoon to judge the reforms in the Progressive
Era (see pages 60-63). Use the rubric to guide
your efforts. Some Progressive Era cartoons are
provided below as examples.
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Rubric
criteria 0 points if 1 point if 2 points if 3 points if
event The cartoon and description show no understanding of the Progressive Era reform. The cartoon and description show a limited understanding of the Progressive Era reform. The cartoon and description show a mostly clear understanding of the Progressive Era reform. The cartoon and description show a clear understanding of the Progressive Era reform.
perspective The cartoon and description show no clear perspective on the Progressive Era reform. The cartoon and description show a somewhat clear perspective on the Progressive Era reform. The cartoon and description show a mostly clear perspective on the Progressive Era reform. The cartoon and description show a clear perspective on the Progressive Era reform.
other The cartoon has none of the following turned in on time is done neatly a Progressive Era reform The cartoon has one of the following turned in on time is done neatly a Progressive Era reform The cartoon has two of the following turned in on time is done neatly a Progressive Era reform The cartoon has all of the following turned in on time is done neatly a Progressive Era reform