Teddy Roosevelt

By Jonathon Moore

  • Birth

    Birth
    Theodore Roosevelt is born

  • Theodore becomes President as McKinley is assassinated

    Theodore becomes President as McKinley is assassinated
    William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, NY and Theodore took the presidency

  • Energy Crisis

    Energy Crisis
    Pennsylvania coal workers went on a 5 month strike so Theodore Roosevelt had a meeting with the operators and ended the strike.

  • Elkins Act

    Elkins Act
    The Elkins Act imposed heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates

  • First National Wildlife Refuge

    First National Wildlife Refuge
    Pelican Island, Florida named first National Wildlife Refuge to protect the brown pelican's that were nesting on the island.

  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    Won after running as a Republican and reminding of the successes of his first partial term

  • Yosemite becomes a National Park

    Yosemite becomes a National Park
    Environmentalist John Muir convinced Theodore to take Yosemite under federal control in 1903 and Theodore took it 3 years later

  • Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act
    Passed by Theodore after reading "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and learning the horrors of the meat packing industry.

  • First National Monument

    First National Monument
    Devil's Tower, Wyoming was named first National Monument

  • Leaves Presidency, Visits Africa

    Leaves Presidency, Visits Africa
    Instead of running for a 3rd term, Theodore went on an 11 month African Safari hunt.

  • Runs for Presidency unsuccessfully

    Runs for Presidency unsuccessfully
    Ran for the "Bull Moose" Party unsuccessfully in 1912