Teddy Roosevelt timeline project

By AustinSikorski

  • Teddy is BORN!!!!!

    Teddy is BORN!!!!!
    October 27, 1858, Manhattan, New York City, NY

  • Road to President

    Road to President
    At age 42, Teddy Roosevelt became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901

  • Florida wildlife reserve

    Florida wildlife reserve
    The American Ornithologists' Union and the Florida Audubon Society led a campaign to pass legislation for the ​protection of non-game birds in 1901. "Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Feb. 2017. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.

  • Energy Crisis

    Energy Crisis
    On Friday, October 3, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt called a precedent-shattering meeting at the temporary White House at 22 Lafayette Place, Washington, D.C. A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. The President feared "untold misery with the certainty of riots which might develop into social war."1 Although he had no legal right to intervene, he sent telegrams to both sides summoning them to Washington to discuss the problem.

  • Elkins Act

    Elkins Act
    The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. "Elkins Act." TR Center - The Elkins Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.

  • Yosemite national park

    Yosemite national park
    Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land (about the size of Rhode Island) for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park. "Yosemite National Park Established." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2017.

  • First full term WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    First full term WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    The United States presidential election of 1904 was the 30th quadrennial presidential election, ... In doing so, he became the first President to win a term in his own right after having

  • Devils Tower

    Devils Tower
    Devils Tower National Monument was the first national monument in the U.S., declared in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The grounds cover about two square miles in the center of Crook County and are open for hiking and climbing. "Devils Tower." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 07 Feb. 2017. Web. 22 Feb. 2017.

  • Food and Drug Act

    Food and Drug Act
    President Theodore Roosevelt began the process by ensuring the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, which was followed by the Pure Food and Drug Act, passed in 1906 to become effective at the start of 1907. It was to be applied to goods shipped in foreign or interstate commerce

  • Teddy goes Africa!!

    Teddy goes Africa!!
    Immediately following Taft's inauguration in 1909, T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action. "On Safari With Theodore Roosevelt, 1909." On Safari With Theodore Roosevelt, 1909. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2017.