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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the progressive legisltion supported by President Theodore Roosevelt in his attempt to balance business interests with the public good. Read about his actions concerning conservation, government regulations, and business-labor...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Roosevelt's Reforms

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlines the sweeping social, economic, and environmental reforms imposed by President Theodore Roosevelt during the early 20th Centruy Progressive Era.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about and see pictures of the conservation legacy left to the United States by Theodore Roosevelt and his actions as president. Included are quotes and speeches that lay out Roosevelt's philosophy of conservation.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Theodore Roosevelt and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about the historical site of President Theodore Roosevelt's birth.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography of President Theodore Roosevelt for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
A site about Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy) who was the 26th president of the United States. Learn about his biography and life story.
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Other

Theodore Roosevelt Association: Bull Moose Years of Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting look at the rift in the Republican Party in the campaign of 1912 and the resultant third-party candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt. Read about what the Bull Moose Party stood for and the states that supported it in the...
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Other

Theodore Roosevelt Association: A Brief Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Theodore Roosevelt includes many hyperlinks to related material. The article was written by Tweed Roosevelt.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Theodore Roosevelt, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource investigates Theodore Roosevelt. Students listen to Roosevelt speak during the Presidential campaign of 1912.
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Other

Theodore Roosevelt Association: Bull Moose Speech Assasination Attempt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the campaign speech that Theodore Roosevelt gave in October, 1912, just after he was shot in an assasination attempt. Find out why the party he was campaigning for came to be called the Bull Moose party.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the peacemaking efforts for which Theodore Roosevelt was honored through the Nobel Peace Prize. This Nobel E-Museum website includes both primary and secondary resources as well as links and titles of suggested readings for...
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Other

George Wright Forum: The Antiquities Act [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive examination of the Antiquities Act, first signed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Read how fifteen presidents have used this act to protect both sites of historic and scientific interest. Included are photographs of...
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Theordore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains lines to Teddy Roosevelt's inaugural address and State of the Union addresses.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Roosevelt's Reforms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, the Progressive movement gained momentum throughout the United States. Known for his "Square deal," and his role as a "Trustbuster", under Roosevelt's guidance Progressive...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States' intervention in Latin American countries has been interpreted in several ways. First read about President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine before investigating the times the corollary was invoked....
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Theodore Roosevelt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the presidential career of Theodore Roosevelt. Students will evaluate the reforms the 26th President of the United States activated, consider the issues then, and compare the issues with today and decide whether the reforms from...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a transcript of Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural address given on March 4, 1905. Includes a short introduction.
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Other

Water History: The First Five: Brief Overview of the First Reclamation Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Theodore Roosevelt's presidency had a focus on conservation. This site outlines the first five water projects begun in the early 1900s in the western United States that had a great effect on opening up land for agricultural production.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Robert Bacon (1860 1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief bio outlining the life and prominent career of Robert Bacon who served as Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt and later served in the military under General Pershing during World War I.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Reaching to Asia

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about American entrance into the spheres of influence in Asia beginning as early as Commadore Perry and his opening of Japan. Find out about American policy in China, Theodore Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize, and U.S. relations with...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Theodore Roosevelt.
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Other

Theodore Roosevelt Center: The Arid West the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at Theodore Roosevelt's interest in opening up the West to settlement and agriculture by making water available through water reclamation projects.
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Other

Us News and World Report: Teddy Roosevelt, on the Bull Moose Party Ticket

For Students 9th - 10th
A great explanation of the divide in the Republican Party in the campaign of 1912, which resulted in Theodore Roosevelt becoming a third-party candidate. Read about the vying between two Progressives, one Democratic and one previously...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Teddy Roosevelt: The Rough Rider in the White House

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief, but very interesting biography of the country's youngest president at that time, Theodore Roosevelt. The article gives a good look at his life before he was president, and a hint of what was in store for the country after he...