THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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Ability to investigate and regulate the meat packing industry.
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Ability to decide where and how water would be distributed across the county.
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Ability to seize land that wasn’t being used for the benefit of all Americans.
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Ability to seize land that was destroyed by mining and oil drilling.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The act set aside money from sales of semi-arid public lands for the construction and maintenance of irrigation projects. The newly irrigated land would be sold and money would be put into a revolving fund that supported more such projects. This led to the eventual damming of nearly every major western river.
Detailed explanation-2: -Congress passed the Reclamation Act of June17, 1902. The Act required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits. In the jargon of that day, irrigation projects were known as “reclamation"projects. The concept was that irrigation would “reclaim” arid lands for human use.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Bureau of Reclamation: Manages, develops, and protects water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
Detailed explanation-4: -This resulted in mounting pressure for the Federal Government to develop water resources. In the jargon of the day, advocates called irrigation projects “reclamation projects.” The concept was that irrigation would “reclaim” or “subjugate” western arid lands for human use.