economic

By erinnelaine

  • The Sherman Antitrust Act

    The Sherman Antitrust Act was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit monopolies.

  • Northern Securities Company

    President Roosevelt takes J.P. Morgan’s Northern Securities Company to court for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in his “trust-busting” efforts to break up Big business monopolies

  • The Square Deal Policy

    The Square Deal Policy in which President Roosevelt supports progressive and aggressive political reforms, including the heavy regulation of business. Conservation was a cornerstone of his domestic policy

  • The National Child Labor

    The National Child Labor Committee was established with the goal of abolishing all child labor