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Rough Rider at San Juan Hill
Teddy was in command of the 1st Calvary division. The also where the only division out of three to see combat in the Spanish-American war. -
Named President when McKinley is assassinated
Teddy took office as the vice president and within the year had to take over as the president of the United States of America. This was because President McKinley was tragically assassinated on September 6th -
Coal Strike
Teddy Roosevelt seeing an upcoming coal shortage that would leave many Americans without a means to keep warm in the winter. Teddy went to work being a peacemaker between the sides for the good of the people. -
Elkins Act
A law passed to give Interstate Commerce Commission more power. It gave them the power to punish railroads for giving rebates and punished the shippers for accepting such cuts in rates -
Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
The first area set apart to protect wildlife by the federal government -
Wins first full term as President
Teddy wins his first full term. He did not see much opposition among the Republicans. He also had a rather comfortable win -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The new law prohibited the sale of tempered and misleading products. This was a step into the now ever-present FDA -
Yosemite under Federal Control
The park was taken over by the federal government after the state had control of it for awhile -
Devil's Tower
The First National Monument of the United States. Teddy Roosevelt was persuaded by representative Mondell of Wyoming to conserve it. -
Teddy begins Africa expedition
Teddy goes on a trip to Africa after his term in office. Roosevelt and his companions killed a lot of animals on his trip totaling 11,397 animals in total -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
After being out of politics for an election cycle, Teddy enters under the Bull Moose party. He pulls a decent amount of votes but is ultimately unable to win the seat
