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The Birth of Theodore Roosevelt
- Roosevelt was born in Manhattan, NY.
- He had two sisters and one brother.
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Named President when McKinley is assassinated
- Roosevelt became president after William McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt is the youngest person to ever become president with 42 years old. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/McKinleyAssassination.jpg]
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Energy Crisis
- The Coal strike in Scranton - Pennsylvania. Around 150,000 miners went on strike.
- Roosevelt set up a meeting with the operators and was able to put the five month strike to an end.
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Pelican Island, Florida named first national wildlife
- Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing Pelican Island as the first federal bird reservation.
- He established a network of 55 bird species reservation and national preserved wildlife.
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Yosemite under Federal Control
- Theodore visited Muir in Yosemite and he was guided into the Yosemite by the naturalist John Muir.
- He took the land under Federal control and establish Yosemite as a National park.
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Elkins Act Passed
- Eakins Act prevented the railroads from giving discounts through rebates to their biggest customers.
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Wins First Full Term as President
- Roosevelt was elected to his first term as president on November 8, 1904.
- He was against monopolies.
- The Republicans emphasized his success in foreign affairs.
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Passage of Pure Food And Drug Act
- The Pure Food and Drug Act started because of the Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle.
- The Jungle tells about the meat packing industry
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Devil's Tower
- Devil's Tower became the first national monument in 1906.
- Devil's Tower is 1,260 feet above the ground.
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Leaves Presidency, visits Africa
- Roosevelt left in 1909.
- He went on an African Safari then he came back into politics.
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Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose
- Progressive Party of 1912 was an American political party, it was formed by president Theodore Roosevelt after a break in the Republican Party between him and the President William Howard Taft.