improving working conditions, improving the way of life, exposing

corruption, expanding democracy and making reforms was the main idea

of this period. Many of the citizens granted and demanded a change in

numerous areas such as business, labor, economy, consumers and an

increase of democracy. The progressive period was marked with the

arrival of three great presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson all

three of these presidents fought for the common good of the people.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as the "trust buster" and that is

exactly what he did to help control big business. Many large

corporations had complete control of the services that they were

selling. Roosevelt went in to these companies and helped to stop this

type of monopoly. The biggest trust that Roosevelt busted was the one

involving Northern Securities and J.P. Morgan.

because they were taxed less than big business men were.

congress the Pure Food and Drug Act. Teddy demanded that congress

referendum proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters. The

payment that employers had to pay employees who get injured on the

addictive drugs in prescription medicine and required proper labels on

introduction of the referendum, initiative and the recall. The

Democracy was increased in the United States by the

Wilson helped the economy by instituting a Federal Reserve

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