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Teddy Roosevelt

History of T. Roosevelt  Former Governor of N. York  Tricked into becoming V. President  Became President when McKinley was assassinated

History of Roosevelt  Born a sick child - asthma  Pushed himself to overcome physical weaknesses  Fought & Won honors in Spanish-American War

First Modern President  Youngest President in History at 42  Always in the News

Roosevelt the Trust Buster  Trusts - A method of consolidating companies, in which a board of trustees would run companies as one - ruled illegal by Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Roosevelt as Trust Buster  Believed that all trusts were not bad.  Busted 44 trusts while President

The Jungle

TR protecting Environment  Meat Inspection Act  Pure Food & Drug Act  Created National Parks  Believed in Conservation - some wildlife areas would be preserved others would be used

TR in Civil Rights  Not a supporter of Civil Rights  Did have Booker T. Washington to White House  NAACP

Note Quiz 2  1. How was Teddy Roosevelt’s health as a youngster?  2. What position did he hold before becoming Vice-President?  3. What war did he fight in?  4. Who was the President assassinated that allowed him to become President?  5. What act did TR pass in response to The Jungle?  True or False  6. TR believed all trusts to be bad.  7. TR believed that all wilderness areas should be completely preserved.  8. W.E.B. DuBois was the first African-American to go to the White House.  9. TR was a big supporter of Civil Rights for blacks.  10. TR was called the first modern president because he was always in the news.