Theodore+Roosevelt

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=(Theodore Roosevelt)=

=__Biographical Information:__=

__Biographical Sketch:__
Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in the Nations history.He led congress and American progress to a strong foreign policy. He was born in New york city in 1858.He struggled with bad health.As he became older he got married to his 1st wife Alice Lee Roosevelt.He went through hardship of having his mother and wife die the very same day in 1884.For a while he was in Dakota in a ranch getting over his deep loss'.2years later he married an outlaw woman named Edith Carow in December of 1886.In 1898 he was accepted as a republican candidate for governor. He became president and led the nation to do better.

=__Political Experience__=
 * (1769-1806) grew strength for people
 * (1904) in office for 3 in a half years
 * (1905)Won Noble Peace Prize
 * (Year-Year) Political Office 4
 * (Year-Year) Political Office 5

=__Presidential Administration__=

Secretary of the Navy: John Long,Paul Morton,
=__Domestic Affair__= Theodore Roosevelt took a oath to the united states country to make a difference. It has been said that over the years things have changed sigificantly. He was part of helping poor working conditions,economic disparity and political dominance. One thing he devoted his attention to was the railroads. The(ICC)had notified thier was deomonstration abuses. Roosevelt's first achievment was the Elkin's Act of 1903. It needed the practice of railroad companies granting shipping rebates to certain companies granting shipping rebates to certain companies. I t allowed companies to ship goods at a lower rate.That was one of the domestic affairs that was done when Roosevelt was in office.

= = =__Foreign Affairs__= Theodore Roosevelt helped the united states take control archipelogo from Spain.He was part of the establishment of the panama canal. In 1903 a treaty was formed with Panama giving the United States perpetual control of the canal for a price of $10million.They had had a agreement of anual payments of $250,000 on top of the down payment.After visiting Panama Roosevelt became the first president to leave the country during his term of office. After all the hard work that been put fourth in the panama canal it was finnaly finished.The panama canal was completed in the year of 1914.Once completed it was said that it shortened 8,000ml. from San Francisco to NewYork and back.He was a very buisy man, but even though he was very agressive in his actions when needed he was also known as a very good persoon that had intintions such as a peace maker.

=__Famous Quotes__= "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick..." "No man has had a happier life than I have led;a happier life in every way."

=__Interesting Facts__= There was a assination of Presisdent McKinley before Roosevelt was put in office I found it intresting that he was one of the youngest president's to be in office.At what we call old, but the age of 43.He was the youngest in the nations History. Also while campaining in Milwaukee, Roosevelt was shot in his chest by a fanatic. He recovered but died in the year 1919.

=__Presidential Timeline__= Include a chronological timeline of the most important historical and political events that occured during your president's administration.
 * (1858) born
 * (1884) got married and mother died
 * (1898) became a republic governor
 * (1919)died

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 * 1) Locate at least three external links discussing the president. (External links refer to those links that lie outside the group's page.)
 * 2) Link 2 http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tr26.html
 * 3) Link 3http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1906/roosevelt-bio.html