Theodore Roosevelt and the Meat Industry

Who was the President of the United States during the early 1900s when the meat industry reforms were made?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the main goal of the reforms in the meat industry during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?

• To make the meat factories cleaner

• To increase meat production

• To lower the price of meat

• To export more meat

Who were the writers that exposed the problems in the meat industry, prompting reforms?

• Muckrakers

• Journalists

• Novelists

• Poets

List the things you see in the political cartoon.

What message do you think the cartoonist was trying to tell his audience with this political cartoon?