The Revolution would have significant effects on the lives of slaves and free blacks as well as the slavery itself. It also affected Native Americans by opening up western settlement and creating governments hostile to their territorial claims.
President Theodore Roosevelt was a reformer president to the extent that he was a true progressive--especially when it came to domestic issues. He enforced labor laws that protected workers, and was one of the first true conservationists--carving out large chunks of land for national parks.
Human rights such as liberty and the pursuit of happiness
