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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
An autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at Theodore Roosevelt's actions and accomplishments as president from 1901-1909. Discusses his policies in Latin America and the construction of the Panama Canal, and his Square Deal program where he went out of his way to...
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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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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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US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: Letter From Upton Sinlcair to President Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to see an original page of a letter from Upton Sinclair to President Roosevelt regarding the conditions of meat-packing plants.
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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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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.
Primary
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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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Roosevelt Corollary and Latin America

For Students 5th - 8th
See how the Roosevelt Corollary expanded on the Monroe Doctrine and allowed for intervention in Latin American affairs.
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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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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...
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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...
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: A Proclamation to Panama by u.s. Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of a proclamation to Panama by President Roosevelt, guaranteeing the independence of Panama in exchange for rights to canal construction.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Panama Canal

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on one of America's most famous presidents, Teddy Roosevelt. The title of this article in the site is, "TR's Legacy - The Panama Canal", and it provides great information on the formation of the canal.
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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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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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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: Tr and Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A website regarding the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Site contains key events in the United States and the world from 1898 to 1919, a map of the United States' expansion of its empire, a video with full transcript...

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