Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York in 1858. As a child Roosevelt suffered from asthma, and as a result would often push himself to do demanding physical tasks, mastering horseback riding, marksmanship, and later on boxing and wrestling at Harvard College. Roosevelt started his political career at an early age, serving three terms in the New York State Assembly, he then became New York City's police commissioner, and would eventually go on to become the assistant secretary to the U.S. Navy. Roosevelt gained mass public attention when he lead his volunteer cavalry brigade, the Rough Riders, in the Spanish-American War, winning the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States in 1901, after the assassination or President McKinley. Roosevelt believed in a strong federal government, and stated that it was federal responsibility for the national welfare. One of Roosevelt's first actions as President was the elimination of trusts that harmed public interests. Roosevelt filed 44 suits under the Sherman Anti Act, dissolving many monopolies. Roosevelt began enforcing federal regulations on railroads, passing the Elkins Act in 1903, making it illegal for rebates to be issued or received by railroad officials and shippers for using a specific railroad, and the Hepburn Act of 1906, limiting the distribution of free railroad passes and giving the ICC the power to establish maximum railroad rates. Roosevelt also established new health standard, passing the Meat Inspection Act and, the Pure Food and Drug Act, reducing production and distribution of contaminated foods. Along with this, Roosevelt fought to conserve America's national resources, setting aside 138 million acres of forest reserves.
During his time of presidency, Theodore Roosevelt altered the the presidency itself. Turning the position of the President into a position of power, and asserting this power in the interests of the common folk. Theodore Roosevelt changed the face of America, ushering it into the 20th century.
Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States in 1901, after the assassination or President McKinley. Roosevelt believed in a strong federal government, and stated that it was federal responsibility for the national welfare. One of Roosevelt's first actions as President was the elimination of trusts that harmed public interests. Roosevelt filed 44 suits under the Sherman Anti Act, dissolving many monopolies. Roosevelt began enforcing federal regulations on railroads, passing the Elkins Act in 1903, making it illegal for rebates to be issued or received by railroad officials and shippers for using a specific railroad, and the Hepburn Act of 1906, limiting the distribution of free railroad passes and giving the ICC the power to establish maximum railroad rates. Roosevelt also established new health standard, passing the Meat Inspection Act and, the Pure Food and Drug Act, reducing production and distribution of contaminated foods. Along with this, Roosevelt fought to conserve America's national resources, setting aside 138 million acres of forest reserves.
During his time of presidency, Theodore Roosevelt altered the the presidency itself. Turning the position of the President into a position of power, and asserting this power in the interests of the common folk. Theodore Roosevelt changed the face of America, ushering it into the 20th century.