Teddy Roosevelt Timeline

By MalachiSimonds
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Roosevelt was born in New York City
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park
  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    miners stopped working to demand a pay raise.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Roosevelt became president 8 days after
    McKinley was assassinated
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Theodore Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for president in 1912 as the candidate for the Progressive, or "Bull Moose," Party. His entry split the Republican vote
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    This action was a result to protect the island's brown pelican population from extinction
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed

    Theodore Roosevelt ended railroad rebates
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    to prohibit misbranded and adulterated food and drugs
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President

    Theodore Roosevelt won his first full term in the presidential election of 1904, securing his role as a leading figure of the Progressive Era
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    It was the first national monument. a tower made of igneous rock.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    After leaving office, Roosevelt went on a journey to Africa