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The Rough Rider at San Juan Hill
In San Juan Hill, Teddy Roosevelt charged on horseback to victory at Kettle Hill.He led the riders as they fought their way to the top, despite heavy enemy fire. -
Officially president
Roosevelt's presidency officially started on September 14, 1901. He became the youngest president because president William McKinley was assassinated. When this happened, TR was vice president, so he moved up to the president position. -
Coal Strike
The coal strike of 1903 was when coal miners went on strike and didn't show up for work. The anthracite coal miners worked in dangerous conditions, were often underpaid and in debt, and knew the hardship to come. The coal barons expected to wait them out. The strike that began that May would become one of the greatest labor actions in American history. The strike eventually resulted in workers wages raising 10% and workdays were shortened. -
National Reclamation Act
In 1902, President Roosevelt passed the National Reclamation Act, requiring water users to repay construction costs from which they received benefits. -
Northern Securities Case
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt instructed his Justice Department to break up the Northern Securities trust, on the grounds that it was an illegal combination acting in restraint of trade and saying that it violated the Anti-Trust Act. -
Elkins Act passed
Passed by President Roosevelt, The Elkins Act was a law created in 1903. The Act was meant to more closely regulate railroad companies, which were famous for their high rates and exploitation of customers. It made it illegal for railroad companies to offer rebates to high volume shippers. The Elkins Act gave federal courts the power to end rate discrimination. -
Yosemite under federal control
After visiting Yosemite and spending three nights camping in different areas, Roosevelt saw the beauty and magnificence of it and decided to expand the federal protection of Yosemite. He signed into existence five national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests. -
Won first full term as president
Roosevelt was elected to a full term in 1904 and promoted policies more to the left. -
Meat Inspection Act
U.S. legislation, signed by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt on June 30, 1906, that prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. The Act mandated that all livestock be inspected by the USDA before and after the slaughter process. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Teddy Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, prohibiting the sale of misbranded or adultered food, and drugs in interstate commerce. -
Left presidency
Teddy Roosevelt left his 8 year presidency in 1909, and went on an African Safari. -
Runs for presidency in Bull-Moose Party
The progressive party was popularly named the "Bull-Moose Party" when Roosevelt boasted that he felt "strong as a bull moose" after losing the Republican nomination in June 1912.