Camping with the President

What inspired President Roosevelt to take a trip to the West?

• He had always wanted to travel West.

• He read a book titled Our National Parks.

• He wanted to go camping with John Muir,

• He wanted to get away from the Secret Service.

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What is the Grizzly Giant?

• the largest Grizzly Bear in the world

• a steep waterfall in Yosemite National Park

• a giant sequoia tree in the Mariposa Grove

• a huge granite boulder in Yosemite National Park

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Which problem did President Roosevelt face on his trip?

• He had to sleep in the wilderness.

• Charlie Leidig would not let him cook breakfast

• Wild animals threatened their safety.

• Reporters and the Secret Service would not give him privacy

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Why was President Roosevelt so upset that people had cut down sequoia trees?

• The sequoia wood was not useful.

• It would prevent future generations from seeing them.

• He wanted to use them for building fence posts.

• They were destroying the habitats of many wilderness animals.

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Based on text evidence, you can conclude that

• President Roosevelt's trip West affected his views on land preservation.

• President Roosevelt took many trips West during his presidency.

• President Roosevelt and John Muir became best friends

• President Roosevelt planted sequoia tress on the White House property.

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What indicated to you that Roosevelt was excited when he wrote his letter to John Muir?

• He wrote fast.

• His spectacles danced to the end of his nose

• He was sweating

• He heard birds chirping

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The wood of the Giant Sequoia was good for:

• Nothing

• Fence posts only

• Excellent for shingles on roofs

• lumber and building homes

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How did Roosevelt display his concern for the cutting down of these majestic trees?

• He yelled, "Bully!"

• He looked at Muir angrily

• He hit his hand into his fist

• He shook his head in disgust

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What was another concern of the president's for cutting down the beautiful old trees?

• There would be no more shade

• There would be too many fence posts

• Future generations would not see them

• The oxygen supply would be hurt

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When the president was chopping wood, he heard a noise in the trees. What was it?

• owl

• Secret Service

• deer

• Reporters

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