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    Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States of America. Roosevelt spent part of his presidency figuring out what companies were breaking the Sherman Act and putting them out of business. These companies were making it hard other the consumers and other companies that might have been trying to get their hand in the game. These bad trusts were not just stopping people from getting into the market but they were also making sure that the other companies that were already in the…

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    Theodore Roosevelt was born on January 27,1858 and died January 6, 1919. He was the 26th president of the United States of America and was the president from 1901 to 1909. He is the speaker of the speech about Conservation as a national Duty. In conservation as a national duty President Theodore R. is talking about conservation. Conservation is preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. In the text it states: “ I recognize…

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    Teddy Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War Introduction Three years before Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States, then Colonel Theodore Roosevelt assembled a volunteer cavalry known as the “Rough Riders,” formally known as the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. The Rough Riders were one of just three volunteer cavalries assembled for the war and were the only one of the three to see combat. Roosevelt, the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, pushed for…

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    period were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. They both knew that America was facing a crisis. They each had their own vision for progressivism, but they were to be achieved through different means. Whereas Theodore Roosevelt attempted to solve the problems of the lack of industrial democracy, economic security and consumer protection through direct government intervention or threat of, Woodrow Wilson usually shied away from executive governmental involvement as he insisted that…

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    with gossip about the upcoming election. Former president Roosevelt is running again, and many are relieved, for he will reign in the chaos that Taft created in his wake. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States. He stepped down in 1909, after serving two full terms in office. Today, he is considered to be one of the greatest American presidents of all time. The decade of 1910 through 1919 are the prime years of Roosevelt, because it was when the Progressive Party was…

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    Theodore Roosevelt What makes a president a great leader? First off, the President leads the United States by making choices that keep our nation together. Many people look up to the president and hope that he or she will do the right thing. While the president has a bulk of work to do, they still try to do what is right. One well-known President was Theodore Roosevelt. We will travel through his life as a young boy until he was president. First, President Roosevelt had a life unlike others.…

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    Theodore Roosevelt: The Modern President From 1901 to 1909, Theodore Roosevelt served as the 26th president of the United States of America and while in office, created a legacy the model for all future presidents to follow. As president, Roosevelt worked to ensure that the government worked together in order to improve and better the lives of its citizens. He was the first president to take action in favor of preserving our nations wildlife and instituting more national parks. He advocated…

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    Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. Theodore Roosevelt’s family ancestors were successful Dutch glass importers that were one of New York’s leading families in the late 1800s. Theodor had a difficult time in early age. But always was on the right way and had reached his goals. Theodor’s father name was Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Mother Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
s Wives were Alice Hathaway Lee, Edith Kermit Carow
 his daughters Alice and Ethel. And his 
sons Theodore Jr.,…

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    My knowledge level of Theodore Roosevelt was pretty low. I guess you can say I knew the basics like how he was President of the United States, has his face sculpted on Mt. Rushmore, and that his face is on the American dime. I had no idea of how great of a president he had been. I was impressed on how he invited Booker T. Washington into the White House early in his presidency. He did it because in his mind it was the right thing to do. With the end of the Civil War having only been 30 or so…

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    Born in New York City on October 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was considered as the first modern President in the United States because of his expanded influence and power in the executive office (Miller Center). He had been experiencing his political life since he graduated from Harvard College (Theodore Roosevelt - Biographical). When he was forty-two years old, Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th and youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency from 1901 to 1909 after President William McKinley was…

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