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Rough Riders at San Juan Hill
There was a charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill by Frederic Remington. In reality, they assaulted San Juan Heights and the portion later called Kettle Hill by the Americans. -
Theodore Roosevelt was Elected
Theodore Roosevelt was a leader of the progressive movement and championed his "Square Deal" domestic policies, promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs. -
Roosevelt Wins His First Election
Teddy beat out previous President William McKinley by more than 2.5 million popular votes. -
The Anthracite Coal Strike
The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902, resulted in a victory for the hard-coal miners with a 10% increase in wages and an hours reduction in their working day -
National Reclamation Act
This Act required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits. -
The Elkins Act
This Act's intent was to prohibit railroads from providing rebates to preferred customers. -
Roosevelt and the Northern Securities Case
Roosevelt's Department of Justice prosecuted the Northern Securities Company for violating the Sherman Act. In 1904, the Supreme Court agreed with the administration's position, and ordered the Northern Securities company dissolved. -
Roosevelt Makes Yosemite a National Park
John Muir took Roosevelt to Yosemite in an attempt to persuade him to take the land under federal control and establish it as a national park, which Roosevelt did in 1906. -
Meat inspection Act
This Act prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food as well as confirming that livestock were slaughtered and stored in sanitary locations. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
This law provided improved medical care for people sickened by unsafe food. The law required that food be inspected by the government to ensure its safety. -
Teddy Roosevelt's Trip to Africa
This voyage's purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History. -
Theodore Roosevelt runs for presidency under the Bull-Moose Party
The Bull-Moose party provided a Progressive platform called for the direct election of U.S. senators, woman suffrage, reduction of the tariff and many social reforms.