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T.R is sworn as President
President McKinley was shot and killed on the 6th, and T.R at the time was vice president so he was later sworn in as president on the 14th. -
He helped improve working conditions
He pressure coal mine owner and striking united mine workers to submit to arbitration. Government commission decided that miners should have higher wages and shorter hours. -
New Lands Reclamation Act
It funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states. -
Pelican Island
He names Pelican Island as the first bird reservation. By the end of his presidency he names a total of 55 bird reservations. -
Panama Canal Treaty
American Leaders wanted to ship goods cheaply and quickly between both the Atlantic and the Pacific waterfront. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
Established to improve living standards for all Americans. Also to promote job creation. -
National forest Service
He established this with the idea to preserve forests for continued use. He wanted to insure the sustainability of the United State's resources. -
Treaty of Portsmouth
this treaty Formally ended the Russo-Japanese War. This created 3 decades of peace between Russia and japan. -
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act gave the federal government the authority to set maximum rail shipping rates. -
The Meat Inspection Act
It required the department of agriculture to inspect packaged meat. This was passed in response to the muckraker accounts of unsanitary meatpacking plants. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
It established a new agency that would test and approve drugs before they went on the market. -
Antiquities Act
This gave the president the permission to create national monuments to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features. -
Biography
1.Dalton, Kathleen. "Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer." Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017.
2. "The Life of Theodore Roosevelt." TR Center - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017.
3.United States. National Park Service. "Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017.
