Roosevelt's Square Deal

Question 1

Choose from the selections below:

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Society will get each citizen’s best efforts, unhampered by anyone else.

Question 2

Which reasons did you include in your answer?

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Conservation means both development and protection.; This generation may use resources today, but they may not ruin things for the next generation.; We are poor stewards if we ruin the land and leave it worthless for our children.; We are good stewards if we leave the land better than we found it.

Question 3

Reread the first sentence of the second excerpt. In light of what you read in the first excerpt, what is the meaning of “square deal”?

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a fair and equal chance for all people to make the most of themselves and to give their best to society

Question 4

Roosevelt uses the term “square deal” again in the second sentence of this excerpt. Read both paragraphs together. What does the term “square deal” seem to mean in this second use?

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Roosevelt wants to change the rules to give everyone more opportunities and rewards.

Question 5

What is the first great result that Roosevelt sees in all citizens having equal opportunity?

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Everybody will have a fair chance to be all that he or she can be.

Question 6

Read Roosevelt’s comments on conservation. How does the philosophy in this excerpt illustrate Roosevelt’s plan for a Square Deal for the environment?

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Roosevelt’s conservation philosophy reflected the Square Deal by treating natural resources as a public trust. He wanted resources to be used wisely and protected from waste and private exploitation, while ensuring that the public and future generations would benefit from them. This created a fair balance between business interests, economic growth, and the protection of the environment.

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