Theodore Roosevelt Timeline

By ImaniT

  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born
    Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858 in Manhattan

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    Roosevelt joined Colonel Leonard Wood's first U.S volunteer calvery known as the Rough Riders. After his promotion, Roosevelt took command of the group and led the righ wing on the attack on San Juan Hill which made him the most celebrated participant of the Sanish-American War.

  • McKinley Assassination

    McKinley Assassination
    Roosevelt was vice president at the time but quickly became president after McKinley was shot on September 6 but died due to disease on September 14, 1901.

  • First Term Presidency

    First Term Presidency
    Roosevelt unexpectedly became president in September 1901 after William McKinley was assassinated then won a second term by himself in 1904.

  • Elkins Act

    Elkins Act
    Railroad directors told Roosevelt that they wanted to stop the practice of rebates and he supported the bill in private correspondence.

  • Pelican Island

    Pelican Island
    After poaching of exotic birds was brought to Roosevelt's attention, on March 14, 1903, Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing Pelican Island as the first federal bird reservation.

  • Devils Tower, Wyoming

    Devils Tower, Wyoming
    Theodore Roosevelt sugned The Antiquities Act June 8, 1906. A few months later he excercised the excutive power provided by the law to declare Devils Tower the first National Monument.

  • Yosemite Park

    Yosemite Park
    John Muir took brought Roosevelt to Yosemite park in 1903 to convince him to take the land under federal control. Roosevelt signed the Yosemite Recession Bill in 1906

  • Africa Expedition

    Africa Expedition
    The public expected Roosevelt to run for a third term but he didn't. Instead he chose William Howard Taft to be his successor to please his supporters and to keep a republican in office. After, Roosevelt went to Africa for 11 months and when he came back, June 18, 1910, he was not happy with the things Taft did in office while he was gone.

  • Bull-Moose Party

    Bull-Moose Party
    Roosevelt's delegates formed the Bull-Moose party and chose Roosevelt as their presidential candiadate. Roosevelt did beat Taft in the 1912 presidental run but he was beat by Woodrow Wilson who won.