Theodore Roosevelt Book Report
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City.
His parents were Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch.
His family owned a successful plate-glass import business.
When he was younger, he earned the nickname "Teedie or Teddy".
He was homeschooled due to his illnesses and asthma.
Teddy enjoyed working with animals, weightlifting, and boxing.
He attended Harvard College, during his second year there his father died.
In 1880, he enrolled at Columbia Law School and married Alice Hathaway.
Roosevelt decided to leave law school and join the New York State Assembly as a representative from New York City.
He became the captain of the National Guard and minority leader of the New York Assembly.
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When the U.S. finally declared war, he requested permission to head a volunteer division for service in France in World War I, but Wilson had the Secretary of War turn him down.
Outside of his political career, he published more than 25 books about history, biology, geography, and philosophy.
He also published a biography and an autobiography.
The Teddy Bear was invented in honor of him.
On November 14, 1902, he went on a bear hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi.
Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino and him had not found a single bear.
Roosevelt's assistants, led by Holt Collier, a born slave and former Confederate cavalryman, cornered and tied a black bear to a tree.
He thought this was unsportsmanlike and he refused to shoot the bear.
The news spread quickly through newspaper articles across the country.
In 1902, a cartoonist named Clifford Berryman read about it and supported Teddy.
Berryman created a cartoon and it appeared in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902.
A Brooklyn candy shop owner named Morris Michtom saw the cartoon and had an idea.
He and his wife were also makers of stuffed
His parents were Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch.
His family owned a successful plate-glass import business.
When he was younger, he earned the nickname "Teedie or Teddy".
He was homeschooled due to his illnesses and asthma.
Teddy enjoyed working with animals, weightlifting, and boxing.
He attended Harvard College, during his second year there his father died.
In 1880, he enrolled at Columbia Law School and married Alice Hathaway.
Roosevelt decided to leave law school and join the New York State Assembly as a representative from New York City.
He became the captain of the National Guard and minority leader of the New York Assembly.
On February 14, …show more content…
When the U.S. finally declared war, he requested permission to head a volunteer division for service in France in World War I, but Wilson had the Secretary of War turn him down.
Outside of his political career, he published more than 25 books about history, biology, geography, and philosophy.
He also published a biography and an autobiography.
The Teddy Bear was invented in honor of him.
On November 14, 1902, he went on a bear hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi.
Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino and him had not found a single bear.
Roosevelt's assistants, led by Holt Collier, a born slave and former Confederate cavalryman, cornered and tied a black bear to a tree.
He thought this was unsportsmanlike and he refused to shoot the bear.
The news spread quickly through newspaper articles across the country.
In 1902, a cartoonist named Clifford Berryman read about it and supported Teddy.
Berryman created a cartoon and it appeared in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902.
A Brooklyn candy shop owner named Morris Michtom saw the cartoon and had an idea.
He and his wife were also makers of stuffed