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The battle of San Juan hill was a key victory in the Spanish-American war. Roosevelt was the Lieutenant General who lead the cavalry, known as the Rough Riders to victory. This win led to the surrender of the Spanish and cemented Roosevelt's image as a hero. -
The Elkins Act was the peice of legislation that ended the practice of rebates. Rebates were illegal discounts or refunds given to businesses who used the railroads. Many railroads used them to attract business, while others didn't like them because shipper could demand rebates, or take their business elsewhere. -
In 1902 in Pennsylvania, the United Mine Workers or America struck for higher wages, recognition of their union and shorter work days. Roosevelt intervened by threatening to sent an army to the business owners if they didn't comply with the unions demands. This strike helped pave the way for many of their laborers to receive better treatment and set a president for the government to be involved in labor issues. -
Northern Securities Company vs United States of America is what led to the dissolution of the company as it was in violation of the Sherman antitrust laws. This was because it was a large scale holding company that was in control of 3 railroad companies, essentially creating a monopoly. -
Theodore Roosevelt's first appointment to presidency was after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. In the next election Roosevelt was elected to be the next president in 1904 against his opponent, Alton B Parker. -
After the assassination of McKinley in 1901, Roosevelt became the president. He was the youngest person to become president at age 42. Roosevelt served 4 terms as president and is the only president to have done so. -
After President Roosevelt took a 3 day camping trip to Yosemite, the now national park, he decided that it should be put under federal control. This was done in order to protect the land from commercial development. During his presidency, Roosevelt created 5 National Parks, protected 150 National Forrest and created 55 bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, which has done a great impact to protect land and animals. -
The National Reclamation Act developed irrigation systems in arid regions of western territory. This was done to promote settlement and make dry land fertile for agricultural development. This protected farmers from unpredictable drought and floods. -
This act was the first law that prevented the mislabeling of food and drugs that were sold. This act protected people from unsafe products and refined the food industry. This act also laid the foundation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). -
The Meat Inspection Act was signed into law after public outrage from the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair, revealed the unsanitary conditions of meat processing facilities. This act mandated the federal inspection of meat to ensure sanitary practices, proper labeling, and prevent adulterating. -
A few weeks after Roosevelt left office, he traveled to Africa in order to collect specimens for the Smithsonian natural history museum. He did this with the help of his son Kermit, the expedition photographer, and 3 naturalists. They collected 11,400 animal and 10,000 plant specimens over the course of a year. -
In the 1912 election, Roosevelt left the Republican party and ran under the Bull Moose party. This party ran under the ideals of federal regulation on business, social insurance and women's suffrage, etc. Roosevelt lost the election to Democratic nominee, Woodrow as the votes were split between Roosevelt and Taft. The Bull Moose party collapsed in 1916 after Roosevelt refused the nomination.