Progressive Characters

Theodore Roosevelt 

Roosevelt attended Harvard University and was appointed police commissioner of New York City and created a legitimate police force that served the community. Roosevelt believe in the Manifest Destiny and created the finest soldiers known as the Rough Riders. Roosevelt then fought in the Spanish American war and became President in 1901 after the assassination of William Mckinley.
The legislation related to President Roosevelt was the Pure Food and Drug Act which passed in 1906. It prohibited the sale of adulterated or fraudulently labeled foods and drugs. The second related legislation was the Meat Inspection Act which also happened in 1906 it prohibited interstate transportation of woman for immoral purposes. This all happened when Roosevelt established the Food and Drug Administration FDA that insured that meat and other foods and medicines are healthy and good for us.
Roosevelt tried to help the poor and needy by establishing the Square Deal. Roosevelt also gave coal miners fairer wages because he threatened to nationalize the private ownership's. Roosevelt also tried to stop corporate millionaires from accessing the White House so he formed his own party known as the Progressive Party.

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson led the country into World War I . He went to Princeton University and created the theory of Moral Internationalism. The theory states because America is a strong powerful and wealthy country America owes it to the world do be deeply involved. In the Treaty of Versailles Wilson introduced an ideology known as the League of Nations which was breath taking because it introduced the idea of uniting all countries all together in one world democracy. 

The legislation related to Woodrow Wilson was when the Treaty of Versailles was negotiated in Paris. He created the 14 points which were a progressive pace plan. Some of the main points were peace without victory, freedom of the seas, and the formation of the league of nations. 

Woodrow Wilson tried to progress the United States by creating the League of Nations which essentially looked like it will bring world peace. The idea was that a creation of a council of nations where problems would be discussed between all countries. The idea was thought to end war, poverty, and hunger; however, it was not passed the same idea was brought by Eleanor Roosevelt called the United Nations.

Ida Tarbell

Ida became the first of what president Theodore Roosevelt despairingly called muckrakers, saying that journalist spent much of the time digging around pulling out the muck. She proved JD Rockefeller and his company to be a monopoly and the company was split into 6 separate companies. However Ida refused the 19th amendment and thought woman should stay at home. 

Ida contributed in the legislation when she fought against JD Rockefeller. As a child her parents decided to open a oil rig property. When she became a writer she was motivated to find something that would bring them down. Tarbell's History of the Standard Oil Company forced congress to launch an investigation into JD Rockefeller and his company and the company was ordered to break up due to monopoly. 

Tarbell progressed the nation by becoming the first muckraker. She was a person who spent time pulling out the muck, rather than looking at the beauty of what was happening. Her writings motivated other writers to start muckraking and fight against other unrighteous companies. 

Robert La Follette 

Robert La Follette was known as a great speaker and relentless in pursuit of justice and equality. Robert relentlessly championed the poor and fought to make it the government's business and primary job to help the poor, the down trodden, and to do something about race problem. 

Robert La Follette contributed to legislation with the Wisconsin Idea. The idea was to give the power of the government back to the people, to make America as much of a real direct democracy as possible. Robert also fought against the sedition act which he called unconstitutional. 

Robert La Follette was progressed then nation because he planned to take away power from corporations, corrupt party machines, by putting spending limits on political campaigns so that not just the riches candidate wins and for the government to regulate railroads, the environment, and all forms of transportation. 

John D. Rockefeller

John D Rockefeller was a man who enjoyed religion in 1859 he formed his owned business with $2,000. He bought a oil rig and created the standard oil company. It was a monopoly business because it had control over all the firms and anyone who bought oil in Ohio region bought it from Rockefeller at his prices and there was no competition. The company was broken up once a woman muckraker wrote about practicing unfair business. 

John D Rockefeller contributed to the legislation with his oil rig company. The oil rig company provide America a boost in the economy and oil. Know one at the time was providing America with oil and it gave the United States gave America a huge advantage. 

John D Rockefeller progressed the nation by giving money into Universities. He also gave money to research institutes, African American, Colleges, and other outstanding organizations until his death. He supported education to African American children. 

Eugene V. Debs

Eugene was an immigrant who struggled through his early years of life. Eugene gained most of his knowledge through the library. With this knowledge he was able to speak out against the government. 

Eugene became a union activist. He wanted to give rights to the people of the railway and he was a man who worked there himself. He was then sent to jail for speaking out against the government. 

Eugene V. Debs improved the nation by speaking against the government because he fought for rights against the government. He created a social improvement by making sure workers received good working environments to make it safe. He was a hard working man who believed in socialism.