Theodore Roosevelt Biography

Theodore Roosevelt was the ______ and youngest president of the United States.

• 26th

• 14th

• 33rd

• 48th

Theodore Roosevelt was born on ___________________ in ______________.

• July 9, 2003; Pittsburgh

• September 22, 1913; San Francisco

• October 27, 1858; New York City

• April 22, 1808; Philadelphia

What college did Roosevelt attend?

• Harvard

• Yale

• Princeton

• Georgetown

Who died on the same day?

• Roosevelt's pet bird

• Roosevelt's wife and mother

• Roosevelt's aunt

• Roosevelt's cousin

Theodore Roosevelt married Edith Kermit Carro, with whom he had five children.

• true

• false

Who were the Rough Riders?

• cowboys looking for lost cattle

• jockeys that fought other horsemen

• rodeo riders

• a cavalry unit formed to fight in Cuba

Roosevelt became Vice President under which President?

• McKinley

• Carter

• Lincoln

• Reagan

President McKinley was assassinated less than a year later, resulting in Roosevelt becoming the President of the United States.

• false

• true

What accomplishments did Roosevelt achieve?

• won the next presidential election

• completed the Panama Canal

• negotiated peace, ending the Russo-Japanese war

• invented the automobile