How did the Progressive President's change the previous view of government's role and responsibilities regarding private businesses? A) By protecting Americans from big businesses through enforcing laws that regulated monopolies and private businesses such as the Meat Inspection Act and the Clayton Anti-trust Act.

B) They established that government has no right to regulate private businesses and often sided with corporations rather than worker unions.

C) Progressives were the first presidents to begin implementing tariffs that promoted American business by taxing imported goods from other nations.

D) People became less trusting of the government as Progressives were seen as corrupt for taking bribes and getting wealthy from city contracts.