HIS 164: Theodore Roosevelt Film Worksheet
(Use this in conjunction with your study guide to prepare for your exam)

  1. Where was Theodore Roosevelt born?

 

  1. What was the economic status of his family (poor, rich, middle-class?)

 

  1. What was TR’s health like as a young boy?

 

  1. What did he do to overcome his ill health?

 

  1. What were his interests as a boy?

 

  1. Where did he attend college?

 

  1. What did TR think of his father?

 

  1. Who was Alice Lee?

 

  1. What political party did he join at a young age?

 

  1. What personal tragedy struck him on 14 February 1884?

 

  1. Where did he go to get away from this horrible tragedy and recover?

 

  1. Who was Edith Carow?

 

  1. What position did TR hold in the McKinley Administration?

 

  1. Why did he resign his position?

 

  1. What were the Rough Riders like?

 

  1. How was TR viewed after the Spanish-American War

 

  1. What political position was he immediately elected to upon his return?

 

  1. What was he like as governor?

 

  1. What political position did he run for in 1900?

 

  1. How did TR become president in 1901?

 

  1. What are some of the issue TR addressed in his speeches during his first year in office?

 

  1. What are some of the characteristics of the new “First Family” in the White House in 1901?

 

  1. What was TR’s role in land conservation in America, inspired by his love of hunting, fishing, hiking, etc.

 

  1. What was the family rule on hikes regarding how to deal with obstacles in their path?