Teddy Roosevelt Timeline

  • President after McKinley

    President after McKinley
    Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in after McKinley was assassinated
  • Wins first full term as President

    Wins first full term as President
    Theodore Roosevelt was elected as 26th president
  • Elkin's Act

    Elkin's Act
    Outlawed changing/excessive rates for railroad companies
  • Pelican Island, Florida

    Pelican Island, Florida
    Named first national wildlife refuge
  • Energy Crisis

    Energy Crisis
    A strike in coal feilds threatened coal famine
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act
    Prevented unsafe or mislabeled food from being sold to the public
  • Devil's Tower, Wyoming

    Devil's Tower, Wyoming
    Named first national monument
  • Yosemite under Federal Control

    Yosemite under Federal Control
    America's 3rd national park, the state took control of this park
  • Roosevelt Visits Africa

    Roosevelt Visits Africa
    Theodore Roosevelt left after serving as president in 1908 to hunt in Africa
  • Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party

    Runs for presidency, unsuccessfully for Bull-Moose Party
    Theodore Roosevelt was unsuccessful with the Bull-Moose Party
  • Theodore Roosevelt is born

    Theodore Roosevelt is born
    26th president is born