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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Man in the Arena

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Man in the Arena" by President Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Tr: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Theodore Roosevelt's views on foreign policy beginning in his role as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and continuing throughout his presidency. The article includes his creation of the Roosevelt Corolarry to the Monroe...
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Website
Harp Week

Presidential Electons: 1912 Wilson v. Roosevelt v. Taft: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The presidential elections in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were filled with drama from third parties, to a once defeated president running again and being elected, to a former president changing parties and running again. The...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Rough Riders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief history of the Rough Riders, a group of voluntary men who fought with Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
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Graphic
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1904 won by Republican candidate, Theodore Roosevelt.
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Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Account of the Battles for Kettle and San Juan Hills

For Students 9th - 10th
An account by Theodore Roosevelt of the assaults on Kettle and San Juan Hills by his Rough Riders in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Mount Rushmore

For Students 3rd - 8th
Presents images and descriptive details of this national monument that features the faces of past U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Election of 1912

For Students 5th - 8th
William Howard Taft was a disappointment to the progressive-minded Theodore Roosevelt. Read about how he tried to be the Republican Party candidate in 1912, and when that failed, he started a third party, the platform of which was filled...
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Handout
US Department of Justice

Office of the Attorney General: James Mc Reynolds

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of James Clark McReynolds, served as Attorney General in Theodore Roosevelt's presidency as well as Woodrow Wilson.
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Website
Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: The Antiquities Act Centennial

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the Centennial of the Antiquities Act, signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Conservation as a National Duty

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with President Theodore Roosevelt's historical speech "Conservation as a National Duty" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of America's twenty-sixth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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Primary
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Historical Society: W. Pollock: Pawnee Indian and Artist [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account featuring the life of a Pawnee Native American who adapted to the ways of the Americans and later served in Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: United States and Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of U.S. foreign policy and relationship with Asia during an age of expansion and Imperialism.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Theodore Roosevelt & the Rough Riders Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery provides brief information and two large pictures on the Rough Riders Memorial at the National Cemetery.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: June 22: Houdini & Bull Moose Born

For Students 9th - 10th
Read here to learn about the 1912 break in the Republican party that led Teddy Roosevelt to establish the Progressive, or Bull Moose, party and learn about Houdini and the historical events of June 22.
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Activity
Cato Institute

Cato Institute: Global Competition Meets the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives you information on what laws are, and facts about the global economy. Specifically, it discusses whether or not quality circles are illegal, and how global competition relates to the New Deal. (Date of Article: Feb....
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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1870 1900: Preservation of the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source images looking at the settling of the West between 1870 and 1900 and the push by some to protect and preserve the natural beauty.
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Website
Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Bull Moose Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the spilt in the Republican Party during the campaign of 1912, which resulted in the formation of the Bull Moose Party, the progressive party which selected Theodore Roosevelt as its candidate.
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Graphic
270 To Win

270towin: 1904 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1904 won by Theodore Roosevelt by a large margin, the first "accidental" president to do so.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
(1858- ) 25th President of the U.S.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
(1858-1919) The 26th President of the United States and is known as T.R. and Teddy.
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Website
US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: Meat Packing House Inspections

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this National Archives and Records Administration site for a short explanation of the term "muckraker," and for a quote by Sinclair, whose writings influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1907.