Theodore Roosevelt
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5) Went to Harvard He joined Harvard College at the age of eighteen in 1876. He wanted to become a scientist but then later thought that, that wasn't what he wanted to do.
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1) He was born into a wealthy family Teddy Roosevelt was born in New York City in October 27, 1858. His parents both were extremely wealthy, his mother's father was a southern plantation owner and his father's father converted the family hardware company into a glass importing business. He was second oldest of four children.
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10) Elkhorn Ranch He traveled to the Badlands of Montana in 1883, where he hunted bighorn buffalos. He decided to become a cattle rancher; he spent almost $40,000 on cattle and his ranch, which is called Elkhorn Ranch. It was situated on the Little Missouri River in Dakota Territory which was twelve miles away from the nearest house. He spent years 1884 - 1887 living there; he also spent around 16 hours a day tending his cattle.
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11) Writing Career Theodore released his book A History of the Naval War of 1812, which received a good review, while in at his ranch. He thought that it wasn't his best though so he continued to pursue his writing career. He wrote many articles for Eastern magazines about life in the west. In 1885 he wrote a book about living in the west, it was called, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, it was an autobiography. He also published a few biographies about 2 New York politicians. He started writing serious books, like A History of The City of New York and a multi-volume book The Winning of the West.
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12) His adventures Theodore spent time hunting grizzly bears, antelope, and buffalo. He almost had a duel in 1883 with Marquis de Mores, in a dispute about territory. Theodore was said to be one to get into many fights. A cowboy once called him "four eyes" in which he responded to with three swift punches, which knocked the cowboy unconscious. He also captured three outlaws in 1886 when they stole his boat.
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13) Remarriage Theodore visited his sister and daughter where he met an old friend, Edith Carrow, who he had known from his vacations to Europe. The two got married in 1886, where they moved into Teddy's 23 room mansion with Alice on her third birthday, they had a son in 1887. They eventually had 6 children: Alice, Theodore III or "Ted", Kermit, Ethel, Archibald, and Quentin.
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14) The Spanish-American War In 1896 William McKinley gave the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He was eager for this position because he wanted to fight a war with the Spanish Empire, so he could liberate the Cubans and expel the imperial Spanish from the Caribbean entirely. He had a hard time convincing others but eventually in 1898 a war was declared. He resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to fight war which he was ranked as Lieutenant Colonel; he was head of the group called "The Rough Riders". He was soon promoted to full Colonel for his bravery. He wrote a letter to the war Department asking for the troops to come home, it was approved and the American citizens hailed
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15) Vice President Teddy was elected to be vice president for Republican President William McKinley. They ran and won easily. Teddy was bored of his Vice Presidency and thought it was a waste of time, he retired to Sagamore Hill and planned to continue his law studies, but after six months of President McKinley's term he was shot twice in the stomach, the doctors said that he would make a full recovery but he got worse and died on September 14, 1901. Teddy was sworn in as president later the same day. He was the youngest president, at the age of forty - two.
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16) Injuries During a campaign in 1902, the carriage Roosevelt was driving in was hit by an electronic trolley, he had an injured leg but continued on without seeking any medical attention, there was an abscess on his leg that needed was drained. He head to be in a wheelchair for a while but the abscess gave him trouble until the day he died. In 1905 he was boxing, and took a hit to his left eye and was permanently damaged even though he told no one until 1914 before he got an operation.
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17) Panama Canal Teddy paid rebels to over throw the Columbian government to gain hold of the land now known as panama but was known as a providence of Colombia. He wanted to construct the Panama Canal and offered ten million dollars for a 100-year lease on Panama but they refused.
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18) Nobel peace prize In 1905, Roosevelt offered to mediate the conflict between Russia and Japan, these two nations had been in a yearlong war over commercial rights in northern China and Korea. Roosevelt favored the Japanese but was afraid that American commercial interests in China would be I trouble no matter which country won the war. Japanese and Russian delegates met with the president on an U.S. Naval ship in Oyster Bay and then in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. These negotiations lasted three weeks. For his efforts, President Roosevelt became the first American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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19) January 6, 1919 Teddy's health was declining due to lingering Malaria. Teddy died in his sleep of coronary thrombosis or a heart attack, but about 2 ½ months before his death he has an illness called inflammatory rheumatism.
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2) Was ill as a child He had severe asthma that usually struck on Sundays. He would often spend nights trying to breathe and would often be taken into the country for fresh air. It is now thought that he was psychosomatic. Doctors would prescribe vacations on the coast to smoking cigars to drinking coffee and whiskey. He also suffered from headaches, toothaches, and abdominal pains.
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20) Monuments Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial Its 91 acres of forest and marsh it is located on the Virginia Shoreline Mount Rushmore Memorial It is located on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota There are many highs schools named after Teddy.
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3) He was really close to his father He was really close to his father because of his asthma. His father would read to him and would also take him on midnight carriage rides when Teddy was in pain. Since Teddy couldn't go outside, his father built him a small gym in their house.
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4) He had interesting hobbies Teddy Roosevelt read a lot due to him having asthma and not being able to go outside very often. He also enjoyed observing nature and collecting plants, along with animals. He also boxed. At the ages of ten and fourteen he collected dead animals and plant life on trips to England, Holland, France, Prussia (Germany), Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Hungry, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and modern-day Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
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6) Was in multiple clubs He was popular and was asked to join the Porcellian and Hasty Pudding Clubs, where he also became president of Alpha Delta Phi, vice-president of the Natural History Society, joined the glee club, was a member of the Class Committee, and edited The Harvard Advocate, an undergraduate publication. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, taught Sunday school every week, and boxed for the Harvard boxing team. He graduated in 1880.
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7) 1st Marriage He married his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee, on 22nd birthday. They met in his junior year in Harvard. He asked to her to marry her after graduated his junior year, but she declined, but after eight moths he proposed again, and she said yes.
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8) Career choice He decided to study law; he also worked on his first book, a History of the Naval War of 1812. He enrolled at Columbia Law School in 1880. He dropped out two years later and began his work in the political field, he ran for a seat representing the 21st district in the New York State Assembly, he beat his candidate, Teddy was 23 years old. His first term as assemblyman began January 1882. A year later the Republicans nominated Roosevelt for the assembly speakership, which instantly elevated him to the position of Republican minority leader within the assembly. He was elected to a third term.
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9) 1st child Alice was pregnant with their first child and delivered a baby girl on February 12, 1884, while Theodore was away at an assembly in Albany, where he got a telegram telling him the news. Hours later he got another telegram telling him to come home and that Alice was sick. When he got there, Alice was dying of kidney failure due to a complication during pregnancy. She died on February 14, 1884, his mother coincidentally died hours before, on the same day and in the same house. The deaths made him so distraught that he sent their daughter, Alice, to live with his sister Anne, where she lived for three years; while he completed his third term and later left New York for life out west.
