teddy roosevelt

  • Roosevelt was born

    Roosevelt was born
    He grew up as an only child in a upper class family in Hyde Park, New York. He was home schooled then attended Harvard later in life for college
  • McKinley assassinated

    McKinley assassinated
    president McKinley was killed at New York while Roosevelt was traveling, but since Roosevelt was the last president he took back office and became president once more
  • Yosemite National Park

    Yosemite National Park
    Roosevelt went camping with John Muir, who was responsible for a majority of the protection of National Parks, this persuaded TR to return it back to Federal Control.
  • Elkins Act

    Elkins Act
    A united states federal law that amended the interstate commerce act to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers to accept these rebates
  • Pelicans Island

    Pelicans Island
    pelican island was named the first national wildlife refuge, Roosevelt did this to stop birds from being shot also he picked this spot because during this time birds here were getting extinct
  • Pure Food And Drug Act

    Pure Food And Drug Act
    prevent the manufacturer, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicine and liquors
  • Devils Tower

    Devils Tower
    The tower is composed of igneous rock in the bear lodge mountains. it is considered sacred by northern plain Indians and indigenous people.
  • Visits Africa

    Visits Africa
    Theodore Roosevelt went to Africa to hunt, with is son. He spent 11 months there, during his trip he had 296 kills
  • Runs for Presidency

    Runs for Presidency
    President Roosevelt decided to run again because he thought that Taft was going to continue with his progressive movements in which he did not. So TR went off and started his own party to such he lost the race also did Taft
  • Full term Presidency

    Full term Presidency
    Roosevelt wins unprecedented fourth term, he remains the only president to have served more than two terms