Thursday, October 8, 2009

TR's Square Deal

1. How did Roosevelt create the modern presidency?
With the Square Deal.
2. How did Roosevelt's intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
It showed that the government is the people in charge and not the industries.
3. What did Roosevelt do to the trusts and railroads?
He put the Federal Employers Liability Act in place.
4. What legislation passed during Roosevelt's presidency protected citizens?
The Progressive Movement
5. What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment?
He created the Department of Interior.

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