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the rough riders at san juans hill
Roosevelt himself was the leader of the first US voluntary cavalry, the "rough riders" in Cuba. They fought in the battle at san juans hill, which helped to win the war. -
TR first time named president
Roosevelt got selected on the 14th of September 1901 with 88 electoral votes and 27percent public votes. He also was the first modern president of America. -
Coal strike
The anthracite coal strike in 1902 started when representatives of the United mine of America wanted to meet with mine operators, but they refused it. Roosevelt solved that strike that was going on from October to May by paying them a slightly higher wage and letting them work for nine hours a day. -
national reclamation act
The national reclamation act of 1902 says that, when citizens use water, they also have to pay a certain amount of money for the construction of the place where their water is from. -
elkins act passed
The elkins act worked against railroads wanting less money from prefered costumers. Roosevelt signed that into law on February 19th 1903. -
TR wins first full term as president
Roosevelt won his first full term as president in 1904. -
TR and the northern security case
In 1904 the supreme court and TR dissolved a company because they had power over three railroads by themselves. The court said it was agains the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. This was one of Roosevelt's victories. -
meat inspection act
In 1906 Roosevelt signed the federal meat inspection act into law. It should prevent misbranded meat from being sold as food and the sanitary conditions had to change. -
passage of pure food and drug act
In 1906 Roosevelt signed the passage of pure food and drug act. This act says that it is not allowed to sell drugs or food which is misbranded or adulterated inside the US. -
Yosemite under federal control
On October 1st 1906 Yosemite got the third national park in America. It is about the size of Rhode Island. 1906 Roosevelt signed the American Anitquities act, which brought made Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove a part of Yosemite National Park. -
leaves presidency, visits Africa
Teddy Roosevelt and his expeditionary party left NY inMarch 1909 to go on a hunting safari through Sudan, Congo and East Africa. -
TR runs for presidency in Bull-Moose party
In 1912 Roosevelt formed the Bull-Moose/Progressive party after he lost the election of his former party Republican party to William Howard Taft.