Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

By CalebNix123
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt was born: October 27, 1858 in New York.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    In September 14, 1901 the President William McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt was named President
  • Elkins Act is passed

    Elkins Act is passed

    An act which prohibits railroad companies from giving rebates to business that ship large quantities of goods
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    The first national wildlife refuge in the United States. It wa created to protect birds from extinction
  • Roosevelt wins first full term as president

    Roosevelt wins first full term as president

    In 1904 Roosevelt beats the Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control

    Theodore Roosevelt put Yosemite under federal control
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    This act prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce
  • Devil’s Tower

    Devil’s Tower

    Theodore Roosevelt established the Devil's Tower as the first national monument in 1906
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    Leaves presidency to visit Africa

    Roosevelt went on an expedition to Africa to collect animal specimens. He collected 11,400 animals which took 8 years to catalog
  • Runs for presidency

    Runs for presidency

    In 1912 Roosevelt ran for president but lost to Woodrow Wilson
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    Energy Crisis

    Arab producers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries put in place an embargo on oil exports to the United States