American History II Project

By Gphil3

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born
    Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858

  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    Theodore Roosevelt became president after the former president, William McKinley passed away. He was, and still is, the youngest person to become president at the age of 42.

  • The Coal Strike of 1902

    The Coal Strike of 1902
    Workers for the US mining company in Eastern Pennsylvanian went on a strike that threatened to close the winter fuel supply to major American cities. Teddy Roosevelt got involved with the strike himself, making him the first president to do so. The workers hours were reduced from ten to nine hours a day.

  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
    Pelican Island became the first national refuge in 1903. Birds were being over hunted and their populations were decreasing.

  • Elkins Act Passed

    Elkins Act Passed
    This act allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to put large fines on railroads that offered rebates.

  • Teddy Roosevelt Back In Office

    Teddy Roosevelt Back In Office
    Teddy Roosevelt was vice president at the time McKinley was assassinated. He was now serving his second term as President.

  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
    This act is preventing companies from misleading people about their food/drug products.

  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    The park was under state control until the federal government got involved in 1906. Teddy Roosevelt signed the American Antiquities Act of 1906 that gave it over to the federal government. This was to keep it protected and preserved.

  • Devils Tower, Wyoming Named First National Monument

    Devils Tower, Wyoming Named First National Monument
    Roosevelt made Devils Tower a national monument after the Antiquities Act of June 1906 was passed. This act allowed "objects of historic or scientific interest" to be set aside and monitored by the president.

  • Teddy Roosevelt in Africa

    Teddy Roosevelt in Africa
    Teddy went to Africa to hunt big game and collect artifacts for the Smithsonian Institution. He anointed the Secretary of War and close friend, William Howard Taft. Taft became the president and Roosevelt left for Africa to get away from the politics.

  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
    Teddy Roosevelt ran for office for the progressive party, or bull moose party, in 1912. He was defeated by the democratic governor Woodrow Wilson.