Today we started blog discussions over our previous blog assignments. My topic was the accomplishments of Woodrow Wilson.
*Roosevelt's Background
Teddy Roosevelt shot from underneath hankerchief. Had asthma as a child. He was blind in his left eye. He believed that government should help people out. Learned to ride horses as a young man. He went to Harvard and there he boxed and wrestled. He abandoned his baby to become a cowboy.Loved war, fought in the Spanish-American war as a leader of the "Rough Riders." Governor of New York. People didn't like that he was a progressive governor, so they elected him as a Vice President. He then became president of the United States. His face is on Mt. Rushmore. He shot an elephant.. AND a rhino.
*Accomplishment of TR
Known as "The Trust-buster". His conservation efforts are widely known. Speak softly and carry a big stick attitude. Wanted to regulate, not dissolve, most trusts. Paved the way for America to make the Panama Canal.
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