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Teddy Roosevelt is born
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. His parents were Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch.
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McKinley is Assassinated
On September 14, 1901 McKinley was pronounced dead. Theodore Roosevelt at the time was his Vice President. He took control of the Presidency and is the reason why we have national parks and monuments.
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Energy Crisis
The energy crisis of 1902 was when the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened to stop coal production. This made it to where the government can get involved in industrial disputes.
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Elkin's Act
This Act removed rebates from the railroad. The federal court now has the power to end the rate discrimination. It upheld the rates published by the ICC. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Capitalism-and-Labor/The-Elkins-Act.aspx -
Yosemite Under Federal Control
Roosevelt was invited to spend some camping time in Yosemite. After camping there he knew he had to proclaim it as a national park. He fought the government not to build anything on the natural wonder and won.
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Pelican Island
It is the first bird reservation in Florida. By the time Teddy Roosevelt's presidency was up he had created a total of nine bird reservations throughout Florida.
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First Full Term
Teddy Roosevelt did many things in his first full term of being a president. He created national monuments and wildlife reservations. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Between this time span the Act was being passed by the government. This Act made it to where food companies had to label everything correctly. This protected the consumer from mislabeling and misrepresentation. -
Devil's Tower
Devil's Tower is one of the many lands that the Native Americans call scared. It was additionally named the first national monument in the United States. It is still a national monument today. https://www.visitrapidcity.com/things-to-do/parks-monuments/devils-tower -
Visiting Africa
Teddy went to Africa to hunt big game and collect samples for the Smithsonian Institution. While he was hunting there he killed 512 animals and collected over 1,000 samples.
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Nominated Bull-Moose Party Candidate
People were not happy with President Taft's way of governing. They split off into another party that is known as the Bull-Moose party. They nominated Teddy Roosevelt as their Presidential candidate; however, he did not win the election.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-nominated-as-bull-moose-candidate
