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TR the Rough Rider at San Juan Hill
Teddy Roosevelt, before his presidency, served in the military and served while there was a war going on with spain. The Rough Riders were a team of cowboys and college men led by Roosevelt under the command of Leonard wood. On July 1st 1898 TR and the rough riders would participate in the battle of San Juan Hill and TR's position in this battle would earn him significant political influence. -
TR 1st time named president
Teddy Roosevelt was first named president on September 14th, 1901. This was significant because he became president after the assassination of former president William McKinley and was the youngest person to become president of the United States. -
National Reclamation Act
The national reclamation act required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits from. -
Coal Strike
The coal strike of 1902 threatened the coal supply of America because a great number of coal miners went on strike. This was resolved by Teddy Roosevelt by him convincing coal business leaders to do whatever they can even if it meant sacrifice in order to stabilize coal mining and production. -
Elkins Act Passed
The Elkins act prohibited railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large quantities of goods and artificially lowered shipping prices by giving power to those businesses -
TR and the Northern Securities Case
The Northern Securities Case established Teddy Roosevelt's reputation as a trust buster. This was the first example of TR using anti-trust legislation to dismantle a monopoly, in this case it was a holding company controlling the principal railroad lines from Chicago to the pacific northwest -
Wins first full term as president
Teddy Roosevelt won the presidential election of 1904 against democrat Alton B. Parker, this would be the first time in American history where a president not originally elected into office would retain his presidency. -
Yosemite under Federal Control
After a three day camping trip at what is now the Yosemite national park guided by John Muir Teddy Roosevelt saw the importance of protecting the land at a federal level and in 1906 signed the American antiquities act that would put the Yosemite valley and the Mariposa Grove under federal protection. -
Meat Inspection Act
An act passed by Theodore Roosevelt that prohibited the sale of adulterated or brandished livestock and derived products as food and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock. -
Passage of Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act, similar to the meat inspection act, prohibited the sale of adulterated food and drugs and laid the foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the FDA -
African Expedition
From 1909-1910 Teddy Roosevelt went on an African expedition for the sole purpose of collecting specimens for the new at the time National Museum of Natural History. The expedition collected around 11,400 animal specimens. -
TR runs for presidency in Bull-Moose party
Teddy Roosevelt ran for presidency in 1912 under a progressive party popularly named the "bull moose party" This party would push for many social reforms such as reduction of tariffs, woman suffrage and the direct election of senators.
