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11. Yosemite under Federal Control
It was the first time the government protected land because of its natural beauty so that people could enjoy it, and we're still benefiting from their foresight today. Thanks to John Muir's passionate writing to further protect the delicate ecosystem of the High Sierra, Yosemite later became a national park -
9. teddy roosevelt and the rough riders san juan hill
The Rough Riders were a diverse group of volunteer cavalry soldiers who served during the Spanish-American War in 1898. The men were led by the tireless Teddy Roosevelt (1858-1919) and are best known for their overwhelming victory at San Juan Hill in Cuba. July 1, 1898 -
5. TR 1st time named President (How? significance?)
His presidency saw the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which established the Food and Drug Administration to regulate food safety, and the Hepburn Act, which increased the regulatory power of the Interstate Commerce Commission. -
7. National Reclamation Act
The Reclamation Act (also known as the Lowlands Reclamation Act or National Reclamation Act) of 1902 is a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West. -
2. Elkins Act passed
The Elkins Act was intended to prohibit railroads from providing rebates to preferred customers. ... Elkins of West Virginia introduced the amendment at the request of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Congress passed the bill by an overwhelming margin, and President Roosevelt signed it into law on February 19, 1903. -
3. Coal strike
Roosevelt attempted to persuade the union to end the strike with a promise that he would create a commission to study the causes of the strike and propose a solution, which Roosevelt promised to support with all of the authority of his office. Friday, October 3, 1902, -
12. TR and the Northern Securities Case
Roosevelt's Department of Justice prosecuted the Northern Securities Company for violating the Sherman Act. In 1904, the Supreme Court agreed with the administration's position, and ordered the Northern Securities company dissolved. For Roosevelt, this proved a great victory. -
10. Wins first full term as President
Roosevelt carried every state except Maine and Vermont, which together cast eight electoral votes. By winning 523 electoral votes, Roosevelt received 98.49% of the electoral vote total, which remains the highest percentage of the electoral vote won by any candidate since 1820. -
6. Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ... Many people urged Congress to curb abuses of the food industry. -
1. Meat inspection Act
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was a piece of U.S. legislation, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 30, 1906, that prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock. -
4. Leaves presidency, visits Africa (Purpose for going)
The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to Africa led by American president Theodore Roosevelt and outfitted by the Smithsonian Institution. Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new Natural History museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History. 1909-1910 -
8. TR Runs for presidency in Bull-Moose Party
]The Progressive Party (often referred to as the "Bull Moose Party") was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft.