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America Comes of AgeLesson 4 Reformers in the White House Key TermsTheodore RooseveltSquare DealHepburn ActMeat Inspection ActPure Food and Drug ActJohn MuirGifford PinchotNational Reclamation ActNew NationalismProgressive PartyWoodrow WilsonNew FreedomSixteenth AmendmentFederal Reserve ActFederal Trade CommissionClayton Antitrust ActAcademic Vocabularydominate: to have a commanding place or positionfluctuate: to shift back and forth or change amounts frequentlyintellectual: guided by thought; possessing great power of thought and reasonrational: relating to or based on reason; reasonableLesson Objectives1.Analyze how Theodore Roosevelt influenced the changing relationship between the federal government and private business.2.Explain the impact of Roosevelt's actions towards managing the environment.pare and contrast Roosevelt's policies with Taft's and Wilson's policies.4.Describe Wilson's efforts to regulate the economy.5.Assess the legacy of the Progressive Era.Roosevelt Changes the Relationship Between Government and Business: TextParaphrase Describe Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal and explain in your own words what he meant when he compared his policy to a hand of cards. Explain an Argument Why do you think Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal was appealing to Americans at the turn of the century? Summarize Use the graphic organizer below to take notes on the positive and negative effects of the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.Managing the Environment: Text4.Analyze Interactions Among People, Events, and Ideas Are Gifford Pinchot’s ideas about “rational use” of natural resources still applicable today? Explain why or why not. 5.Draw Inferences Explain why building and managing dams and reservoirs out West might have negative consequences as well as positive ones. A New Direction in Presidential Politics: Text6.Draw Inferences Describe the relationship between Roosevelt and Taft. What did Roosevelt expect of Taft? Did Taft live up to his expectations? Explain why or why not, as well as how Roosevelt responded. pare Authors’ Points of View Compare the excerpt from Wilson’s “The New Freedom” with Roosevelt’s explanation of the Square Deal. How was Wilson’s rhetoric different? Wilson Endorses Further Regulation: Text8.Explain an Argument Why did Wilson choose to cut tariffs and introduce the graduated income tax? Why did many Congressmen and business leaders oppose the graduated income tax? 9.Identify Cause and Effect Why did Wilson choose to intervene with the Adamson Act in response to the nationwide railroad strike? The Progressives’ Legacy: Text10.Determine Central Ideas What was the most significant contribution of the Progressive presidents, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson? What was their impact on the United States? ................
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