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Teddy is Born
Theodore Roosevelt was born to Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bullock Roosevelt. He had two sisters and a brother. Theodore was born and raised in New York City and traveled often as a child. 26th president from 1901 -1909. Was the youngest person to become president. -
McKinley assassinated
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley became the third U.S. president to be assassinated after he was fatally shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Roosevelt was McKinley's Vice President. He was president for 3 years. He needed American support since congress didn't like him -
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act of 1903 was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates. Rebates were refunds to businesses which shipped large quantities on the railroads, and many railroad companies disliked it. -
Yosemite In Federal Control
TR went on a camping trip with John Muir, who was responsible for a majority of the protection on National Parks. They camped on Yosemite National Park land in which this trip persuaded TR to return it back into Federal Control. Doing this now put the park in federal protection and could not be abused or changed. -
Pelican Island
Pelican Island was the first National Wildlife Refuge, it was created to protect the birds from getting hunted in that area. Roosevelt picked this area because the birds were become extinct at that time. -
Successful first term
Roosevelt won his first term after serving the rest of McKinley's term. He campaigned a lot and improved many things before ever rightfully becoming president. He finally got what he had worked so hard to get. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug act is passed in this Date in 1906. This act was a federal law that required all meat products were to be inspected by federal agents. Also, this law made it illegal to sell poisonous and unhealthy medicinal products. This law was passed after citizens gained insight of the grotesque factories and conditions there products were being produced under. -
Devil’s Tower
The Tower is an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the prairie surrounding the Black Hills. It is considered sacred by Northern Plains Indians and indigenous people. First declared United States National Monument -
Energy Crisis
The energy crisis also known as the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike was when an abundance of workers protested for 6 months on end because of the hours and conditions. -
Roosevelt in Africa
T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. -
Bull Moose Party
President Roosevelt decided to run again because he thought that Taft was going to continue with his progressive movements in which he did not. So TR went off and started his own party in which he lost in the race, also did Taft.
