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This Great Enterprise”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal Lesson PlanThis Great Enterprise”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal Lesson Plan
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This Great Enterprise”: Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal

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Students explore the implications of the "Great Enterprise." For this Panama Canal lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding President Teddy Roosevelt and Panama Canal. Students respond to discussion questions regarding the lecture and then conduct research regarding other significant American events.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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