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Theodore Roosevelt By Ryan Moran. Growing Up. Grown up in New York. He was born 1858. Theodore had 4 siblings including him. He watched Abrahams funeral. Theodore's dad died from stomach cancer. Then graduates Harvard. Joins republicans. Was elected to New York assembly.
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Growing Up • Grown up in New York. • He was born 1858. • Theodore had 4 siblings including him. • He watched Abrahams funeral. • Theodore's dad died from stomach cancer. • Then graduates Harvard.
Joins republicans • Was elected to New York assembly. • He was the youngest man to be elected • He served from 1882-1884. • In 1883 he was minority leader. • Also joins the national guard. • Commissioned a second lieutenant in B company of New York eight Regiment.
His family • He marries Alice Hathaway • She gives birth to a child. • Also he remarries and has 2 more children. • He wrote some more books.
The rough rider • Was a assistant secretary of the navy. • He was also leading advocate of the liberation of Cuba. • Since Theodore lacked military experiences Roosevelt told Leonard Wood be given command of the volunteer cavalry regiment. • TR was made lieutenant colonel of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry soon popularly known as the Rough Riders.
Established National Forest service • Wichita Forest, Oklahoma made first federal game preserve. • Other federal game preserves established by TR are Grand Canyon 1908 Fire Island, Alaska 1909 and National Bison Range, Montana 1909. • TR published Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.
Bull moose party • Also known as the Progressive party – formed in 1912 • It was a political party that was formed by a split in the Republican party. • Theodore Roosevelt lost the Republican nomination • It was called Bull Moose because TR said he was strong like a moose.
Home stead Act • The distribution of Government lands had been an issue since the Revolutionary War • With the secession of Southern states from the Union and therefore removal of the slavery issue, finally, in 1862, the Homestead Act was passed and signed into law • The new law established a three-fold homestead acquisition process: filing an application, improving the land, and filing for deed of title.
Noble piece prize • TR was the first American to get the reward. • TR received the reward while he was in Europe. • He was going to decline to keep the money reward. • TR got it for negotiated that led to the treaty of Portsmouth for ending the war.
Theodore dies • Before he dies he refuses to take governor of New York. • In 1918 Roosevelt published a book called the great adventure. • Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep in January 6, 1919. • He died from a blood clot.