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Slide 1 When you come in, answer the following in your notebook in 3-5 sentences:  Who were the Progressives?  Did the federal government do its job in regulating…

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Slide 1Do Now: Read the article “Robbed of a Childhood”. Be prepared to discuss the major points. Slide 2 A fix for the problems of progress Slide 3 What is Progressivism?…

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Slide 1This political cartoon shows President Theodore Roosevelt as a hunter who’s captured two bears: the “good trusts” bear he’s put on a leash labeled “restraint,”…