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TR the Rough Riders at San Juan hill
Teddy Roosevelt fought in a battle with a volunteer calvary to take San Juan, Puerto Rico which was a major victory in the Spanish-American war. -
Roosevelts first time being named president.
Roosevelt was put in place as president, after Mckinley was assassinated, and became the youngest President America has ever had. -
Coal strike
A strike by coal miners in eastern Pennsylvania's anthracite coal mines. -
National Reclamation Act
Required all water users to repay the costs they've used to the sites that they have benefited from. -
Elkins Act Passed
Required railroad companies to not just give large companies discounts on refunds for their service, and required smaller shippers to have the same rates for shipping, in order to lower the price of shipping for all. -
TR and the Northern Securities Case
The court case which resulted in companies trying to create railroad monopolies were going against the Sherman anti-trust act and solidified Roosevelt as a trustbuster. -
Wins first full term as president
After preceding Mckinley, Roosevelt became the first president to be re-elected after stepping into the role of President. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Roosevelt reclaimed the entire area of Yosemite from California and made it a federally protected area -
Meat Inspection Act
Banned the sale of mislabeled livestock, and ensured that sanitary methods were being used in killing the animals -
Passage of pure food and drug act
Prohibited the sale of misbranded drugs and food -
Roosevelt visits Africa
Roosevelt went on an expedition in Africa to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. -
Teddy Roosevelt runs in the Bull/Moose party
After Losing to Taft from the Republican Party, Roosevelt decided to create his own party and run against Taft in the Presidential election.