Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

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  • TR the Rough Rider at San Juan Hill

    TR the Rough Rider at San Juan Hill
    TR made a volunteer regiment to fight the Spaniards. In the battle of San Juan Hill TR said it was "the great day of my life." He led a series of charges up Kettle Hill towards San Juan Heights on his horse. He killed a Spaniard with his revolver and motivated his men to march onwards.
  • TR first time named president

    TR first time named president
    TR was the youngest president ever elected. He made the square deal and helped the people by improving living conditions
  • Coal strike

    Coal strike
    There was a Coal strike by the works and it could lead to a coal famine. TR called the two groups and negotiated with them. Usually, in the past, the presidents used violence to end the strikes but TR used a peaceful approach and settled things. this led to the creation of the Bureau of Labor in 1884, which was the forerunner of the present Department of Labor, Federal Mediation, Conciliation Service, and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • National Reclamation Act

    National Reclamation Act
    Midwestern people wanted the government's help with irrigation. The Act required that water users repay construction costs from which they received benefits.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed
    The Act prevented railroad companies from giving rebates to businesses that ship large quantities of goods. It also gave power to those businesses to artificially lower shipping prices.
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    TR wins his first full term as President.
  • TR and the Northern Securities Case

    TR and the Northern Securities Case
    Roosevelt's Department of Justice prosecuted the Northern Securities Company for violating the Sherman Act. The Supreme Court agreed with the administration's position and ordered the Northern Securities company dissolved.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    TR was an outdoorsman so he put Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park to protect its natural beauty.
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
    The Act prevented companies from misbranding or adulterating food and drugs in interstate commerce.
  • Meat inspection Act

    Meat inspection Act
    The act that was signed in by TR made it to ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. It was mandated that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspect all cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and horses both before and after they were slaughtered and processed for human to ensure it was being done in a sanitary way.
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa
    TR went to Africa to hunt and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. He left the presidential stage for his desire for action.
  • TR Runs for presidency in Bull-Moose Party

    TR Runs for presidency in Bull-Moose Party
    TR makes his own party and runs for president. he loses but he was the only third-party presidential nominee to finish with a higher share of the popular vote than a major party's presidential nominee.