Taft, Wilson, And Roosevelt: The Progressive Presidents

Progressive Presidents The progressive presidents Taft, Wilson, and Roosevelt were all successful Presidents who changed the U.S. for the improvement of the future of the U.S. Though the most successful president in reforming the U.S. was President Theodore Roosevelt because of the many deeds he had done to improve the United States for the better. Roosevelt created the Sherman Antitrust Act, which protected smaller businesses, he signed the Pure food and drug Act, that made meat companies to buy pure meat, he intervene in the coal miner strike, by compromising with the miners, and lastly he made the Newlands Reform Act. All of these reforms highly benefited the U.S. more so then president Taft, and Wilson have done.

President Roosevelt brought forth the most reform in our country is because he signed the Sherman Antitrust Act which protected smaller businesses to keep them from becoming monopolised by larger companies. For example Ida Tarbell’s father's business was being monopolised by the standard oil company this protected the Tarbell’s company by not allowing the monopolization of Standard Oil. Also the Northern Security Company was an act made to take down the monopolization of the railroad. Since railroads were the main way of transpiration they were a …show more content…
This issue was brought up by Upton Sinclair in his book “The Jungle”. This book went into detail about how the food that they purchase may not be safe to eat. This moved Roosevelt so much that after he read it he took an investigation troop to eventually come to the conclusion that the book was telling the truth. This act was very beneficial for the american people so that everyday they were ensured that they were buying safe meat. Though president… did not do anything of the sort to benefit the