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President McKinley was shot and killed on the 6th, and T.R at the time was vice president so he was later sworn in as president on the 14th.
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He pressure coal mine owner and striking united mine workers to submit to arbitration. Government commission decided that miners should have higher wages and shorter hours.
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It funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states.
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He names Pelican Island as the first bird reservation. By the end of his presidency he names a total of 55 bird reservations.
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American Leaders wanted to ship goods cheaply and quickly between both the Atlantic and the Pacific waterfront.
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Established to improve living standards for all Americans. Also to promote job creation.
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He established this with the idea to preserve forests for continued use. He wanted to insure the sustainability of the United State's resources.
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this treaty Formally ended the Russo-Japanese War. This created 3 decades of peace between Russia and japan.
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The Hepburn Act gave the federal government the authority to set maximum rail shipping rates.
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It required the department of agriculture to inspect packaged meat. This was passed in response to the muckraker accounts of unsanitary meatpacking plants.
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It established a new agency that would test and approve drugs before they went on the market.
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This gave the president the permission to create national monuments to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features.
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1.Dalton, Kathleen. "Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer." Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017.
2. "The Life of Theodore Roosevelt." TR Center - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017.
3.United States. National Park Service. "Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017.
