1. Progressive Era
... diverse ecosystems could be conserved and protected for the future. He did so by creating an unprecedented number of national parks, reserves, monuments, and wildlife reserves. Roosevelt also developed a conservation policy that included the interests of the environment as well as the interests of industry. Roosevelt's determination to see positive change was also adopted by the American people. During this time ... Laws such as the Pure Food and Drug Act and Agricultural Appropriation Act of 1906 would give the government the needed power to protect the growing number of consumers in th...
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