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Teddy Roosevelt

By Ziyanah

  • Battle of San Juan Hill

    Battle of San Juan Hill
    Roosevelt was a colonel for the Rough Riders. They played a big part in the Battle of San Juan Hill. Roosevelt's combat experience played a big part in them winning this battle with Spain.

  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated
    On September 6, 1901, President McKinley was shot. The president's condition worsened rapidly and, on September 14, McKinley died from gangrene that had gone undetected in the internal wound. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was immediately sworn in as President.

  • The Coal Strike of 1902

    The Coal Strike of 1902
    A great strike in the coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. 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, which Roosevelt promised to support with all of the authority of his office. This resolved the strike.

  • Elkins Act is passed

    Elkins Act is passed
    The law was passed by the 57th Congress and signed by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1903. The Act made it a misdemeanor for a carrier to impose preferential rebates, and implicated both the carrier and the recipient of the low price.

  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
    President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island in the Indian River Lagoon as the first federal bird reservation giving birth to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

  • Roosevelt wins the 1904 Presidential Election

    Roosevelt wins the 1904 Presidential Election
    The 1904 United States presidential election was the 30th presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1904. Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B.

  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    Teddy Roosevelt always had a love for the outdoors and adventure. One day, he visited Yosemite and fell in love with the parks natural wonders and beauty. He signed the American Antiquities Act of 1906 that transferred the Yosemite Valley that placed the park back under Federal protection and control.

  • Devil's Tower is named a National Monument

    Devil's Tower is named a National Monument
    It rises 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet (265 m) from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet (1,559 m) above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States national monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt.

  • Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act
    This was passed in 1906 after many people pushed for regulation. These were the first federal laws regulating the food and drug industries. ... The Pure Food and Drug Act required that all food and drugs meant for human consumption pass strict testing to assure safety and cleanliness.

  • Roosevelt leaves the Presidency and explores Africa

    Roosevelt leaves the Presidency and explores Africa
    The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to Africa led by American President Theodore Roosevet. Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum.The expedition collected around 11,400 animal specimens which took Smithsonian naturalists eight years to catalog.

  • Roosevelt loses the 1912 election

    Roosevelt loses the 1912 election
    Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson unseated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and defeated former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under the banner of the new Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party.