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Roosevelt takes office
After McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt took oath of office and became vice president. -
The Panama Canal
Theodore approved the construction of The Panama Canal. Theodore responded by sending our troops over to support the Panamanian independence. -
Theodore Becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt takes office after winning the election against Alton B. Parker, with 336 electoral votes to Parker's 140 votes -
Forest service
President Theodore transferred the Forest reserves to The National Forest Service, which was run by Gifford Pinchot as the chief who was in charge of keeping the national forests protected. -
The industrial workers of the world
When IWW was founded, we made tremendous contributions to the struggle of laboring by having better working conditions and more wages. -
The hepburn act
The Hepburn Rate Act was made to give the Interstate Commerce Commission power to regulate railroad shipping rates. Roosevelt believed that america needed to increase the regulation of railroads to keep the areas supervised -
Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act
The pure food and drug act was when the food or drug context had to be on the labels. and the meat inspection act was when the federal inspectors had to come into the meat factories and inspect the conditions of the meat because too many people were getting sick from bad meat. -
immigration act of 1907
The immigration act was cutting down the population of immigrants by making it double the amount of money to get into america and also allowed the president to limit the number of Japanese. -
The grand canyon
The grand canyon becomes a national monument, then later a national park in 1919, Roosevelt then had used the American Antiquities Act of 1906 to make 18 national monuments during his presidency. -
William Howard taft
William Howard Taft runs for president as a republican leader as William Jennings Bryan runs for presidency as a democrat. William Howard Taft was elected as president in 1908. -
The NAACP
The NAACP was founded in the last months of Roosevelt's presidency and was formed from the practicing of lynching and the 1908 riot in Springfield. They wished to have the racial barriers removed through the democratic process. -
Taft inauguration
Taft was inaugurated during the final days of Roosevelt's presidency. Taft then became the 27th president of the united states.
