1. “Walk quietly and carry a big stick!”
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
“Walk quietly and carry a big stick!”

2. Objectives:
Students will be introduced to Teddy Roosevelt and see what he was like as a man and a president
Students will create a political cartoon dealing with an aspect of Roosevelt’s presidency

3. Bell Work Who were the Progressives?
Who was the 26th President of the United States?

4. Teddy Roosevelt born in New York
when he was born, doctors said that he would probably never reach his teenage years (sickly)
lived though his childhood and became an active young man
eventually graduated from Harvard University

5. Very involved young man…
as a young man, Teddy liked to participate in many activities including:
hunting
fishing
hiking
swimming
boxing
The general idea was…if you could do it outside, Teddy was doing it!!!
This led to him eventually joining the Army

6. ROUGH RIDERS
Teddy joined the army and started a unit called the “Rough Riders” that were well respected for their abilities….
fought in the Spanish American war
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill

7. So how did this rough, tough, loud, cowboy get to be President of the United States?

8. President McKinley was elected as the 25th
President McKinley was elected as the 25th President of the United States
He had selected Teddy Roosevelt as his Vice President to secure more votes
In 1901, he was shot and killed by an anarchist
SO……
In 1901, Teddy Roosevelt took over as President of the United States
At first, Teddy was not liked at all by many of the current government officials! They referred to him as the “crazy cowboy”.

9. Roosevelt as President

10. Bully Pulpit
One way Teddy often times got his way was by using his power as President
this was called the “bully pulpit” because he bullied members of Congress into doing what he wanted!!!

11. Trustbuster
Teddy Roosevelt is perhaps most well know for breaking up trusts (or monopolies)
broke up more than 40 business that were eating up the “little guy”
helped Ida Tarbell defeat Standard Oil

12. Conservationist
Teddy’s love for the outdoors also led him to work at saving the US wild areas
He worked with his good friend and fellow conservationist Gifford Pinchott

13. Civil Rights Pioneer
Teddy was the first President to invite a black man to the White House for dinner
His name was Booker T. Washington

14. Active Outdoorsman
Even as President, Teddy liked to participate in outdoor activities
loved to hunt and fish
boxed in the back yard of the White House
played with his kids

15. Social Reformer
Teddy fought to reform some of the many problems the industrial revolution had brought to the US
Worked on making slaughter houses, textile mills, and other industrial complexes more safe for common man

16. Teddy as a National Icon
Many people looked at Teddy Roosevelt as the “way a President should be”
he was a progressive President
means he fought for the common man
Due to his robust nature, he was made the subject of a countless number of political cartoons
Take a look….

18. most of these cartoons showed Teddy attacking some foe with this physical ability

19. Let’s take a closer look
As a project, we are going to look at some political cartoons and analyze them to see what the artist was trying to say about Teddy Roosevelt
Giddy up!!!!