Thursday, October 8, 2009

TR's Swuare Deal

1. How did Roosevelt create the modern presidency?
His leadership and publicity campaigns helped Roosevelt create the modern presidency.

2. How did Roosevelt's intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
Becuase he threatned to take over the coal mines and the workers and owners made a agreement.

3. What did Roosevelt do to the trusts and railroads?
He made it so that the wealthy owners could not let them fix high prices by dividing the buisnesses in a given area.

4. What legislation passed during Roosevelt's presidency protected citizens?
A meat inspection act so that people would no longer die from what they eat. The pure food and drug act was also passed so that the truth was in the label so kids would not be givin harmful drugs, grown ups dont take too much, and the food was clearly stated.

5. What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment?
Roosevelt protected the enviornment by not letting people cut down trees, and use of land. He tried to preserve some of the natural resorces for the future. He also put dams across rivers to preserve water.

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