Theodore Roosevelt Outline

President Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York on October 27, 1858, he died on January 6, 1919 in Cove Neck , New York. Theodore Roosevelt was a really great president. He won a Nobel Prize, he was also known for the square deal and last but not least the bull moose party.

Theodore Roosevelt childhood, Theodore Roosevelt childhood was really good but his health was not at all the best. Theodore Roosevelt was home schooled he has a private teacher because he did not have the energy to attend school. The reason he didn't have the energy to attend school was that he had really bad asthma. Some nights his dad would stay up at night making sure he was still breathing at night while he was

asleep. Being home schooled was a nice thing for Roosevelt parents, Theodore Roosevelt Sr and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt because they loved to travel. The traveled to Europe, Austria, England, France, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Prussia (Germany) , Switzerland and Modern Day Syria. Another thing Theodore did when he was younger is he stayed with a host family in Germany for 5 months. A host family is when you host another kid from another country, in return for free boarding and food they usually help out around the house or other things they can help with. As Theodore got older he got more control over his asthma. He then became a Harvard University graduate in 1876. Then at age 23 Roosevelt became the youngest state assembly in New York history.

Theodore Roosevelt first married at age twenty two to Alice Hathaway.

Him and Alice had a baby girl named after her mom, Unfortunately Alice Hathaway died 4 years later from kidney failure leaving Theodore and his baby girl Alice. Then two years later Theodore remarried to first lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt. Him and Edith had five children together. They had four boys, Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Archibald Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt. They also had one daughter name Ethel Derby

Roosevelt.

In 1900 Theodore Roosevelt ran and won vice president for President William Mckinley.

Mckinley was assassinated a year after . Which then Theodore Roosevelt was next in line to become president. During Theodore Roosevelt's presidency he was very involved in the construction and the funding of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was a man made river between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. But before they could start the canal there was a problem with Yellow Fever and Maleria so they had to spray to make all the bugs and yellow fever disappear.Then they began digging and made the first man made river. The reasoning for them doing this is so they didn't have to travel all the way around and they now had a easy way from Pacific to Atlantic Oceans. Theodore Roosevelt also negotiated a peace treaty between Russia and Japan. The Japanese were the one to ask Roosevelt if they would help them make a peace treaty between them and Russia. Roosevelt was worried if he did not go through with helping with th peace treaty and then Russia won that they would shut off U.S trade with Manchuria. Then if Japan won he was worried it would threaten their free trade in Asia. In return of the negotiation Theodore Roosevelt won the 1906 Nobel Peace

Prize.

Theodore Roosevelt was most known for The Bull Moose party and the square deal. Let's start with the Bull Moose party. After Roosevelt first president term he took a break, not because he wanted to but because that's what he promised the people. Roosevelt wanted to stay president in 1905 because he felt like he had so much more to do for the U.S but instead he kept his word and found a man, William Howard Taft, to continue the greatness Theodore started. But things did not work out the way Roosevelt thought. So in 1912 he decided to get revenge on taft making it to where they were both fighting for republicans nominations. Their fight against each other became so ugly that Taft broke down crying. Roosevelt was very disappointed when the republicans picked Taft as their candidate. So then Roosevelt decided to join the Bull Moose party. Which led to a division in the republican voting. Which then led the democrat candidate winning. As for the square deal, the square deal was a policy in place for every american an equal opportunity to be successful. Roosevelt also placed it for army guys. So when they came back from war they would have work. He didn't want the people who was sacrificing their lives for us to then come back from war and not have work.

Some interesting facts about Theodore Roosevelt is that he was age 42, the youngest president there has been. Also while Roosevelt was campaigning for the Bull Moose party he got shot. Instead of going to the hospital he stood up and gave a hour and half speech. He ended his speech with saying “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose”. That just shows how dedicated Roosevelt was to the people and his campaign. Some fun facts about Roosevelt is you know the faces of presidents in rocks in mount rushmore ? Theodore Roosevelt's face is actually on those rocks. Each president on the rock all symbolize one thing. The reason they picked Roosevelt was because he symbolized the 20th century role of the United States in world affairs. Another fun fact about Roosevelt was that one day when he was hunting. They wanted him to kill a bear who was roped up. Roosevelt refused because he said it was not good sportsmanship. That story got out and toy makers started making stuffed bears and names them “Teddy” bears after Theodore Roosevelt.

My President was Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was a great president in history. The reason I say this is because he helped with the Panama Canal, which was a huge success, being the first man made river. He also won a Nobel Peace Prize for making a peace treaty between Japan and Russia. He also made the square deal offering work to people and letting everyone get the chance of becoming successful. I hope you enjoyed learning about Theodore Roosevelt as much as I did.

“Speak Softly and carry a BIG STICK”

-Theodore Roosevelt