President Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
Teddy’s Early Life Grew up very wealthy in NY in late 1800s Learned from a young age that people are not better because they are wealthy “Morals first, then health, then academics…”
Mom and wife die on same day then he…… …goes to the Badlands of North Dakota and lives as a rancher for 2 years. Earns respect and friendship of cowboys, Native Americans, and adventurerers Knocks a cowboy out with 1 punch for making fun of his shirt
Badlands, North Dakota
The Badlands
Comes home after 2 years… Gets into local NY city and state politics, becomes a well known man. Pushes for America to attack Spain for blowing up the USS Maine (we know the truth it was an accident) Creates his own army, The Rough Riders, to invade Cuba and push out the Spanish.
The Rough Riders in Span-Am. War
Elected Vice President in 1900 President McKinley assassinated, shot & killed, making Teddy the Prez in As the President Teddy…. – Creates idea our government can and should help solve social problems (poverty, land,taxes) – Makes Panama Canal – Creates idea of National Parks (shared free land of the people)
Teddy with John Muir
Arches National Park - Utah
Glacier National Park – Montana
Grand Teton Nat. Park - Wyoming
Death Valley Nat. Park – California
Katmai National Park – Alaska
Yellowstone – Old Faithful - Wyoming