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Theodore Roosevelt is born
In the late 1850s, a future president was born in New York City to a wealthy family. Roosevelt -
Yosemite under Federal Control
Yosemite was claimed by the government with an Act that claimed it as a national park after being Native American land for many years. Roosevelt supported this along with many other environmentalists -
Presidency when McKinley is assassinated
When President McKinley was assassinated In September of 1901, Vice President Roosevelt took his place as President as soon as they could get him in office, and this lead to the U.S. Secret Service. -
First National Monument
Devil's Tower was the first proclaimed National Monument by Teddy Roosevelt. -
Energy Crisis
The coal famine was a struggling thing for the uprise in America because America ran off of coal. -
Pelican Island
President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the first national wildlife refuge at Pelican Island, Florida -
Wins first full term as President
Once Roosevelt took the presidency after Mckinley's assassination. He started preparing for the election of 1904. and then won by a long shot against Alton B. Parker. -
Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
After Teddy read the book, "The Jungle" Roosevelt pass the pure food and drug act because of all the horrible things his country was eating. -
Leaves Presidency, visit Africa
Teddy Roosevelt left the White House to go on a Safi adventure as soon as Taft's inauguration. With guides and others, as well as his son, Teddy had an Adventure in Africa. -
Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
The Bull-moose is a division of former Republicans, that supported Teddy Roosevelt through the re-election for 1912. When Roosevelt was shot during a speech, and his quote is, "it'll take more than that to kill bull-moose." -
Elkin's Act
The Elkins Act was passed to regulate the unfair railroads that were a major monopoly in the country. -
