lecture 13 - ROOSEVELT PINCHOT AND MUIR o The Election of...

 ROOSEVELT, PINCHOT, AND MUIR
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The Election of 1904
o Alton Parker
o The Heyday of Progressivism
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Transfer Act (1905)
o US Forest Service
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National Forests
o Utilitarian Conservation
o Pinchot's Vision
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National & World Conservation
o Muir's Vision
o Wild Land: "Fountains of Life"
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Roosevelt's Legacy
 The Election of 1904
o Roosevelt took office after the assassination of Pres. McKinley
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Year where Roosevelt decided he should run for office again
 He didn't know if he was that popular to be reelected especially when there
were people in his party that didn't like him
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Dem party was relatively still weak and shows a relative judge from New York --> Alton
Parker
 They were dominant in the South back then
 Alton Parker
o Old school conservative from northern democrat part of party
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Chose him thinking they wouldn't have any chance anyways of winning
o Ran against Roosevelt and Roosevelt won easily carrying both houses of Congress
 The Heyday of Progressivism
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All of these under Roosevelt bc he likes a big government
o 1904-1905 --> government started prohibiting child labor laws
o 1906--> congress passed pure food and drug act
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