Progressive Characters

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt believed in Manifest Destiny, the Idea that that America should expand and was given the god given right to expand. Roosevelt also believed in how America is suppose to be a great nation which would inspire other nations to become America. Roosevelt also created the rough riders some of the finest soldiers. President roosevelt was elected in 1901. He was  involved in the meat expecting act which also led to him being involved with the FDA

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson had led this country in to world war I. Wilson believed in moral internationalism the idea that America should be involved in other countries problems. The treaty of versailles is what led Wilson to creating the league of nations a place where all the worlds leaders would come and he created the 14 points system. The league of nations would be when

Ida Tarbell

Ida had became one of the first people that roosevelt had a called a muckraker. A muckraker was as person who would just gather information on the bad things in life instead of actually appreciating the good things happening. ida had proven that JD Rockafellar was building a monopoly and owned a company split up to 6 different companies. Rockafellars company was ordered to break up the monopoly by congress

Robert La Follette

Robert was known as a speaker of relentless pursuit and justice. Lafollette had prioritized the poor and had decided to make it a job to help the poor and to down trodden and also do something about the racism. Lafollette had decided to take part in legislation With the Wisconsin idea that it should be more of a Direct Democracy He wanted the people to have more political power and not the government. Lafollette had  fought against corrupt companies, corrupt party machines he was also putting spending limits on the candidates so not the richest candidate would win.

John D rockafeller

Rockafeller had created his own business with 2000 dollars. He had bought an oil rig and had no real competition because of his prices. His company was turning into a monopoly which had to be broken up because a woman muckraker was being to nosey and getting involved with it to much. Rockafellar had became involved with legislation because of his oil rig and had led America into having a huge advantage against other countries Rockafeller had progressed the nation by donating money into universities.

Eugene V. Debs

Eugene V. Debs had learned most of what he knows from the library and had talked against the government. Eugene became a railway activist and wanted to give rights to the railways and he had worked on the railways as well he was sent to jail because he spoke against the government
Eugene had bettered the government because he was showing them how to speak against the government. He had also created safer working environments for the workers he had also believed in socialism