TR's Square Deal

1. How did Roosevelt create the modern presidency?
He was the first one to care about the people and he wanted to help the people any way he could.
2. How did Roosevelt's intervention in a coal strike set a precedent for federal arbitration?
He threatened to take over the coal mines so that the owners would have to negotiate with the workers or lose all they had. There for from that point on if a strike happened the government was supposed to intervein.
3. What did Roosevelt do to the trusts and railroads?
He tried to disban the trusts by using the Sherman Antitrust act. He helped make the Elkin Act of 1903 and the Hepburn act of 1906 which gave the federal power a lot of power over the railroads.
4. What legislation passed during Roosevelt's presidency protected citizens?
He helped pass the meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act which made food safer and medicne safer.
5. What did Roosevelt do to protect the environment?
He set aside land for national parks. He set aside land for the perpose of people to appreciate.