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Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite came under federal control after a letter urging congress came to the floor to save yosemite and so yosemite became a national park in 1890 -
Coal strike of 1902
The Coal Strike of 1902 was a coal strike in Eastern Pennsylvania in which the miners who has been exploited by the companies demanded rights like 8 hour work days, Higher wages and for their union to be recognized Roosevelt sided with Miners remaking that the miners should be owned by the companies. -
Rough Riders
Teddy Roosevelt fought in the spanish american war as a cavalryman known as the rough riders teddy's notoriety with them came when he was charged with them during the battle at San Juan where he and the rough riders charged through heavy enemy fire to defeat the enemy and claim victory for the united states -
Elkins Act
The Elkins Acts was a Act passed in 1903 which allowed The government Via ICC to Tax the railroads and give heavy rebates to them to cut down on their predatory practices that had been harming farmers for some time -
Teddy's first term
Teddy's First term was defined by promoting more left leaning polices like the Elkins and Meat Inspection acts and these actions gave him some flak from the republicans in congress -
Northern Securities Break Up
The Northern Securities groups was a group cofounded by JP Morgan and in 1904 Teddy used the sherman anti trust at ti break up the trust as he saw it as a monopoly -
The Bull Moose Party
The Bull Moose party is what the progressives of the time were referred to as they wanted to push their polices that favored government regulation and welfare to the ordinary people -
Teddy's first term
Teddy's first term was known for many great achievements like putting the national parks act and protecting wildlife in said parks -
Meat Inspection Act
The Meat inspection Act was an act passed by Teddy Roosevelt in which Meat was to be inspected formally by the government instead of the previous system that had no government regulations and it was up to every individual to uphold their own standards -
The Pure and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was a Act Passed by Teddy roosevelt in which banned misbranded or adulterated food or drgs from interstate commerce meaning that you could no longer sell "Mr Wiggin's Mystery Pills" that aren't labeled as cocaine across state boundaries without being prosecuted -
National Reclamation Act
The National Reclamation act was a act that set out to create a fund that would build the necessary irrigations system whether it's dams, Waterways or just diversions to get water into arid areas so that we could transform those areas ino lush and fertile places that could produce crops and liveable land. -
Teddy Leaves office for a trip to Africa
Teddy left office to go to africa for a hunting trip in 1910 after leaving the presidency to hunt various exotic animals as teddy was known to be a avid hunter throughout his life.