https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx MI made by Chloe Morris en-us 2018-10-30 21:29:14 UTC 2025-12-23 11:41:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298764633 Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He became the youngest president (age 42) after the assassination of President McKinley. After that, he served another full term. ]]> 2018-10-30 21:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298764633 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298765705 Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican. He believed in better working conditions, more conservation, and the breaking of large trusts. He also agreed with the Pure Food and Drug Act, and others of that kind.]]> 2018-10-30 21:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298765705 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298769355 The Square Deal was a deal that Roosevelt announced when he was running. It involves fair rights for everyone. ]]> 2018-10-30 21:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298769355 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298769858 After his two terms of presidency, Theodore Roosevelt supported Henry Taft. President Taft won. After some time, Roosevelt was not satisfied. He claimed, "completely twisted around" all that he did.]]> 2018-10-30 22:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298769858 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298773126 When Taft was nominated for the Republican candidate, Roosevelt decided to run again. During the process, Taft was selected as the Republican nominee.  Roosevelt became angry and created his own party, the Progressive Party.]]> 2018-10-30 22:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/298773126 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299181268 The Bull Moose Party is the nickname for the Progressive Party.  It comes from when a reporter asked Roosevelt about how his health was.  His reported reply was, "I feel as strong as a bull moose!" Ever since then, people have called it the Bull Moose Party.]]> 2018-10-31 20:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299181268 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299963543 Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the election with 42% of the popular vote. This is the first time that the president was elected with less than 50% of the popular vote. Roosevelt received 27%, and Taft 23%. ]]> 2018-11-02 19:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299963543 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299965792 When Roosevelt split from the Republican Party, he caused some people that would have voted for Taft to vote for him. This allowed Wilson to steal the win. ]]> 2018-11-02 19:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299965792 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299967044 - Roosevelt knew that you needed to balance business with conservation

- In 1908, he decided not to run for reelection. He later went back on this decision.  

- Roosevelt won the 1904 election with more than 57% of the popular vote.  

- Roosevelt was opposite Thomas Jefferson's laissez-faire

- Roosevelt was considered a trustbuster, but he did not want to get rid of all trusts. ]]> 2018-11-02 19:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/299967044 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/300220880 Roosevelt made many advances for conservation.  Here are a few of them:

- In 1905, Roosevelt proposed the U.S. Forest Service

- He was "America's first environmental president"

- Formed the National Conservation Commission

-  Expanded the nations amount of national parks and forests

- Made conservation an important national issue]]> 2018-11-04 18:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/300220880 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/300644397 - 4 Federal Game Preserves
- 5 National parks
- 18 National monuments
- 51 Federal bird preserves
- 150 National forests]]> 2018-11-05 18:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/300644397 1424931 https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/300645719 While Theodore Roosevelt was in office, more than 100,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike. They wanted better pay, an 8 hour workday, and for the unions to be able to represent the workers. When the owners refused to negotiate, Roosevelt threatened to send federal troops to work in the mines. The owners agreed to negotiate. This was very important because it was the first time an U.S. President had sided with the strikers.]]> 2018-11-05 18:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sd54/cofsbuxorsmx/wish/300645719