Theodore Roosevelt was

born on October 27th,

1858 in New York City.
As a young child,
Roosevelt was very sick
and had asthma. Despite
always being sick, he
loved to go outside.
Theodore went to
Harvard University,
and then he studied
law at Columbia
University.
After college he began
his career in politics.
A few years later he
took a break to be a
cowboy out west.
In 1898, Theodore
fought in the Spanish-
American War. He formed
a volunteer calvary
regiment known as the
“Rough Riders”.
Theodore Roosevelt
was a war hero.
After the war,
Theodore was elected
governor of New York.
Then, in 1900 he
became Vice-President.
President McKinley
was assassinated a
year later, and
Roosevelt became the
26th president of the
United States.
One thing Roosevelt was
passionate about was
protecting the land and
animals in the United
States. He did not want
the beauty of the West
to be ruined by
buildings so, as
President, he created
the National Parks
System.
President Roosevelt
died in 1919 due to
his bad health.
Here’s a fun fact about
Theodore Roosevelt...

The famous “Teddy

Bear” is named after
President Roosevelt.
Why?

Watch this video and find out!

Watch this video to learn some
final fun facts about Teddy
Roosevelt!

The end.