President theodore roosevelt 1904

Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Movement and the Republican Schism

By Jpatter

  • Theodore's Birth

    Theodore Roosevelt is born.

  • Vice-President

    Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as Vice-President to William Mckinley.

  • Assassination

    Assassination
    President William Mckinley is shot and fatally wounded by Leon Czolgosz.

  • Sworn into office

    Sworn into office
    Theordore Roosevelt is sworn into office after President McKinley is pronounced dead days after beig shot.

  • Reaching out to African Americans

    Roosevelt invites Booker T. Washington to dinner at the White House to discuss Civil Rights and racism in American. The southern white outcry after the dinner goes public would deter Roosevelt from repeating this experiment sadly.

  • Coal Strike of 1902

    Coal miners in Pennsylvania go on strike.

  • Ending the Strike

    Ending the Strike
    The Coal Strike of 1902 ends after President Roosevelt intervenes in the dispute, focusing both sides into a compromise.

  • Elkins Act

    The Elkins Act is passed, which allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates.

  • The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act

    The meat inspection Act, banned misleading labels for items that contained harmful chemicals, is passed along with the Pure Food and Drug Act, which banned impure or false labeled food and drugs from being made.

  • The Hepburn Act

    President Roosevelt continues his "Square Deal" and passes the Hepburn Act, which further strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission.

  • President Taft

    William Taft wins the election after Roosevelt decided not to run for re-election.

  • The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act

    The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act is passed by Congres with the support of President Taft. Though this was essentially a compromise bill, it greatly angered many Progressives, including Roosevelt, and began to divide the GOP.

  • Trust Busting

    President Taft files close to one hundred antitrust suits against US companies on the grounds of enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act. Though this pleased many Progressives, it worried Roosevelt because one of the companies Taft went after was the extremely large cooperation of US Steel, which Roosevelt described as a healthy trust for the US.

  • The Progressive Party and the GOP Schism

    The Progressive Party and the GOP Schism
    Believing he would not win the primary against Taft, Roosevelt convinces his supporters to walk out of the Republican national convention. They would form the Progressive Party of 1912.

  • United States Chamber of Commerce

    United States Chamber of Commerce
    President Taft creates the US Chamber of Commerce to counterbalance the growing labor movement.

  • Assassination attempt

    Theodore Roosevelt is shot by John Schrank but is saved when the bullet is stopped by a copy of his 50 page speech, which he still gave that same day.

  • The Election of 1912

    A four way battle between the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, The Progressive Party and the Socialist Party, ends with Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party claiming the Presidency.

  • Progressive Party Falters

    The Progressive Party dissolves when many of its members, including Roosevelt, revert back to the Republican party.

  • Death

    Theodore Roosevelt suffers a heart attack and dies at the age of 60.