This president funded irrigation projects in western states by signing the Newlands Reclamation Act, and he set up a fact-finding commission to end the Anthracite Coal Strike.
This president funded irrigation projects in western states by signing the Newlands Reclamation Act, and he set up a fact-finding commission to end the Anthracite Coal Strike. He later agreed not to limit immigration from Japan as long as Japan did not allow emigration to the United States, which became known as the Gentlemen's Agreement.  He increased the scope of the federal government by signing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, as well as by establishing the National Forest Service and putting Yosemite under federal control. He broke up the Northern Securities Company as part of his "trustbusting" policy. Name this president who replaced William McKinley and had served as a Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War.
This president funded irrigation projects in western states by signing the Newlands Reclamation Act, and he set up a fact-finding commission to end the Anthracite Coal Strike.
Theodore Roosevelt [or “Teddy” Roosevelt; accept TR; prompt on Roosevelt]