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1. What do you think this quote by Roosevelt means?

“The man that holds that every human right is


secondary to his profit must now give way to the advocate of human welfare.”

2. What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do?

3. What did the Hepburn Act do?

4. The Clayton Act made it illegal for companies to offer lower prices in one market (say Michigan),
but hiring prices in another (California). Can you think of an example of a business that might be
guilty of such a thing today?

5. Why is the Pure Food and Drug Act so important?

6. In what ways did the rules for workers change? Provide specific EXAMPLES.

7. What is the difference between a preservationist and a conservationist?

8. What actions did people take that specifically helped to protect wildlife?

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