Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    this was the day he became president.
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born
    this is the day Theodor Roosevelt was born.
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    The state can now control the Yosemite Valley itself.
  • Named President when McKinley is assassinated

    Named President when McKinley is assassinated
    So what happened was the acting president at the time was William McKinley but was shot and died of his gun wounds so Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became president
  • Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike

    Energy crisis - Anthracite Coal Strike
    The energy crisis - anthracite coal strike happened because there was not a lot of coal left in Pennsylvania.
  • Elkins Act passed

    Elkins Act passed
    The Elkins Act was passed because it would enforce more effective ways to control the rates with railroads.
  • Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge

    Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife refuge
    Pelican Island was named the first wildlife refuge
  • Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act

    Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
    So basically the act prohibits the sale of mislabeled or adulterated food and drugs.
  • Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument

    Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
    devil's Tower was designed to be America's first national monument by Theodore Roosevelt
  • Leaves presidency, visits Africa

    Leaves presidency, visits Africa
    Theodor Roosevelt left to go to Africa to hunt
  • Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for president, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
    Democratic governor Woodrow Wilson try to use Theodor Roosevelt as a means to use an outdated system