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TR (1901-1909)
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.