And all of a sudden Hero Teddy returned with his policy of conservation for use! Some rejoiced and some rebelled, wanting either complete preservation or complete use. However, most progressives agreed with Hero Teddy or at least with the idea of conservation for use....correct use. There was one agreement: anxiety over the loss of the endless Western frontier. And to help ease this anxiety, Hero Teddy stepped in with 4 nature acts:
1. Desert Land Act of 1877 - the government sold dry, arid land cheaply to Americans on
one condition: that the land be irrigated within three years.
2. Forest Reserve Act of 1891 - trees were saved by the millions when this act granted the president the power to create national parks out of public forests.
3. Carey Act of 1894 - almost a
complete copy of the Desert Land Act, this act led to the distribution of federal lands to be irrigated and settled
4. Newlands Act of 1902 - in order to not have mass spending of money and in order to have sufficient funds to complete what was required in three years, the money used to purchase the arid lands were used to fund the building of irrigation
1. Desert Land Act of 1877 - the government sold dry, arid land cheaply to Americans on
one condition: that the land be irrigated within three years.2. Forest Reserve Act of 1891 - trees were saved by the millions when this act granted the president the power to create national parks out of public forests.
3. Carey Act of 1894 - almost a
complete copy of the Desert Land Act, this act led to the distribution of federal lands to be irrigated and settled4. Newlands Act of 1902 - in order to not have mass spending of money and in order to have sufficient funds to complete what was required in three years, the money used to purchase the arid lands were used to fund the building of irrigation
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