THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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directed the building of the Panama Canal
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encouraged conservation of natural resources
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supported legal action against business monopolies
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resigned from the Republican Party
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Detailed explanation-1: -Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he brought 44 anti-trust suits during his time in office. Roosevelt used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890’s powers to break up major industries including the railroads to protect the public’s interest from 1901 to 1909.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sherman Anti-Trust Act Now that he was President, Roosevelt went on the attack. The President’s weapon was the Sherman Antitrust Act, passed by Congress in 1890. This law declared illegal all combinations “in restraint of trade.” For the first twelve years of its existence, the Sherman Act was a paper tiger.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Theodore Roosevelt’s first administration sought to end business monopolies, it used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act as the tool to do so.