Teddy Roosevelt

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born...

    Theodore Roosevelt is born...

    On October 27,1858 Theodore Roosevelt was born in NY
  • Named President

    Named President

    His presidency started September 14, 1901 he had became the 26th president.
  • Energy crisis

    Energy crisis

    Roosevelt attempted to persuade the union to end the strike with a promise that he would create a commission to study the causes of the strike and propose a solution
  • Elkins Act  Passed

    Elkins Act Passed

    prohibits railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large quantities of goods and giving power to those businesses to artificially lower shipping prices
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order designated the island as the nation's first national wildlife refuge for the protection of nesting birds
  • Teddy wins first full term as president

    Teddy wins first full term as president

    Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and promoted policies more to the left, despite growing opposition from Republican leaders
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt
  • Runs for presidency

    Runs for presidency

    He ran in the 1912 presidential election and the split allowed the Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson to win the election.