What Did the Term "Square Deal" Mean

Multiple Choice

What did the term "square deal" mean?

A) The coal miners got more money and a shorter workday, but the owners got "squared," or shorted, and got nothing.
B) Like the equal sides of a square, both the miners and the owners got a fair, equitable deal from Roosevelt's negotiations.
C) Because Roosevelt used highly intelligent "square" men to broker the deal between the coal miners and owners, the deal was called a "square deal."
D) By refusing to recognize the coal miners' union, the owners got the "square," or better, part of the deal.
E) Like the four equal sides of a square, the four interested parties (the government, the arbitrator, the coal miners, and the owners) each participated equally in the negotiations.