Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt

Multiple Choice

Which war was Teddy Roosevelt in?

• The Civil War

• World War 1

• The Spanish American War

• The Korean War

Some personal facts

• suffered from asthma

• considered too weak for school

• took up boxing and wrestling, and built up his stamina

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Teddy Roosevelt was too weak for school?

• He cried a lot

• He had trouble walking

• His asthma made him sickly

He was pretty tough

• he was a police commissioner

• he took on corrupt police officers

• lead men in a cavalry charge in Cuba

Multiple Choice

What does 'corrupt' mean?

• someone who abuses power

• someone who is rupt

• someone who is unkind

• someone who is sneaky

Multiple Choice

What can we infer about Teddy Roosevelt from his taking on corrupt police officers?

• He was also corrupt

• He was very honest

• He wanted people to be afraid

Naturalist

• a naturalist protects nature

• he was also an explorer

• he made many national parks and protected animals

Multiple Choice

What would happen if we had no national parks?

• People would protect the earth

• We would have a lot of pollution

• the animals would take over