Theodore+Roosevelt

= =

Progressive Presidents
 * Theodore Roosevelt**

Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest presidant of the U.S.. He took office at age 42 in 1901-1909. He was a republican. he was born in New York city on October, 27, 1885. He started his reforms when he was presidant. His reforms tryed to limit the power of great bussiness corporation and to regulate the railroads. He did this to regulate the american people and to protect them from harmful food and drugs and to conserve the nations natrual resources. He also made it so that employers were legally responisble for injuries on the job. To get people to help and trust him he made the slogen "Square Deal" which wanted more suppervision in the enforcement of laws and wanted everyone to equal like all side of a square. He also had his "trust-busting" activitys that got peoples attention and satisfied them with his party in office helping him lead the election in 1904. His Hepburn act made it so


 * Woodrow Wilson**

Woodrow Wilson was born in Straton Vermont. he went to the university of Virgina for law school and gradated with a full degree.he married Ellen Louise after college. then he ran for president in 1917 and won the election then he ran again in 1919 and won the election and was president till 1921.this reformer was a democrat.in 1913 woodrow Wilson wrote a bill name the under wood tariff act. it was supposed to be for his social party but was changed to every party. this act was written trying to increase the shipment rate so that companies can get more items in one shipment so they could sell more and get more money. lower income taxes he wanted to do this because he wanted people to have more money to spend insted of spending every last Pennie on taxes. oh yes