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Teddy the Rough Rider at San Juan Hill
United States forces, including Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, defeated greatly outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill -
First time Teddy R. was named president
Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States in September 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. he brought a new energy to the White House -
Teddy and the Northern Securities Case
President Theodore Roosevelt instructed his Justice Department to break up this holding company on the grounds that it was an illegal combination acting in restraint of trade. as well as using the Sherman anti-trust act. -
Coal strike
It was the first labor dispute in which the U.S. federal government and President Theodore Roosevelt intervened as a neutral arbitrator. -
National Reclamation Act
The Act required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits. -
Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act specifically prohibited rebates and made the railroad corporation providing the rebate, as well as the shipper receiving it, liable under the law. -
Teddy wins full term as president
in which Republican Pres.Teddy Roosevelt soundly defeated Democrat Alton B. Parker.
Roosevelt’s win marked the first time that a president not originally elected to the office succeeded in retaining the presidency -
Teddy Roosevelt Yosemite under Federal Control
Teddy signed a federal law to make Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove part of Yosemite National Park, -
Meat inspection Act
Teddy Roosevelt described the horrendous working conditions and poor sanitation in Chicago slaughterhouses, So he later passed the act. -
Passage of pure food and drug act
President Roosevelt signed the Food and Drugs Act, known simply as the Wiley Act, part of the Progressive era regulated such items shipped through interstate commerce. -
Teddy Roosevelt leaves presidency visits Africa
Teddy Roosevelt set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his wanting to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. -
Teddy Runs for presidency in Bull-Moose Party
Also called the progressive party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party