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Succession to Presidency
After President McKinley's assassination, Theodore Roosevelt went into office. Not yet 43 he became the Nation's youngest president. -
Crater Lake National Park
Teddy Roosevelt established his first National Park in Oregon. Years later he established Wind Cave National Park, SD (1903);Sullys Hill, ND (1904); Platt National Park, OK (1906); Mesa Verde National Park, CO (1906) -
Newlands Reclamation Act
Signed first Act. The signing of this act lead to the first 21 federal irrigation projects including Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Arizona. -
Isthmian Canal Act
An Act To provide for the construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Theodore gave a speach that day, sayiing what we would get out of that canal if the US help pay for it. -
Roosevelt settles the Venezuelan Affair
Roosevelt threatened to send the United States fleets into the Venezuelan coast when it was being blockaded by European warships, brought the issue to an end. -
Elkins Anti-rebate Act for railroads signed
This act forbade railroad carriers from giving large and powerful clients rebates on their shipments.Doing this kept things under control most of the time with all of the rail road conducters on what they were carrying. -
Roosevelt settles the Alaskan Boundary dispute
When the Klondike Gold Rush was in progress in Alaska, The Canadians rushed over to get their share but demanded for the Us to give them part of the Lynn Canal so that Canada could get money for their country. When we said no, the Canadians got angry. So Roosevelt Came up with a treaty just so their was no war between us and also so canada did get to get some gold. -
Reciprocity Treaty with Cuba
The signing lead to the lease to the United States of lands in Cuba for coaling and naval stations. Giving the United States more coal for the trains if we were to ever run out. -
1904 Election
Reelected President over Democrat Alton Parker. Roosevelt beat his opponent with 336 electoral votes to 140. The popular vote was 7,623,486 to 5,077,911. Running mate was Charles Warren Fairbanks -
Russia-Japanese War to an end
President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States served as mediator at the peace conference, held at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Reasults of the signing lead to Japan gaining control of the Liaotung Peninsula and the South Manchurian railroad, as well as half of Sakhalin Island -
Pure Food and Drug Act Signing
For preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein. -
National Monuments Act
Resulted from concerns about protecting mostly prehistoric Indian ruins and artifacts. After the signing it lead up to the first 18 National Monuments, including:Devils Tower (1906), Muir Woods (1908), Grand Canyon (1908), and Mount Olympus (1909) -
Forest Homestead Act singed
This authorized, but did not require, opening the reserves to free settlement. The Secretary of Agriculture had discretionary authority to open agricultural lands within the boundaries of the reserves not needed for public purposes, the Forest Service recommended the opening of lands to entry only in response to specific applications. -
Hepburn Act Signed
Interstate Commerce Commission power to regulate railroad rates were given. Empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission to change a railroad rate to one.With these new powers, the Interstate Commerce Commission gained almost complete control over rail rates, and therefore much of rail competition -
Panamal Canal Inspection
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt go to Panama to inspect building of the canal, the first time a president leaves US while in office
