He remains the youngest person to become President of the United States.Roosevelt most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal strike in 1902.
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What is Theodore Roosevelt's nickname?
"Teddy Roosevelt"
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Why is TR nicknamed "Teddy Roosevelt"?
During a hunting expedidtion he spared a bear cub from getting killed and a toy maker marketed the Teddy bear.
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Who was his first wife and how did she die?
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. They married in 1880 and she died in 1884. She died of Pulmonary Embolism.
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What did "teddy" suffer from when he was younger?
Asthma
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While "Teddy" was at Harvard what extracurriculars did he do?
He took boxing and wrestling
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Where did he serve three terms at?
The New York Assembly
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How did he help the New York City's police department?
He helped clean up the New York City's corrupt police department as Chief of Police
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What position was he in the Navy?
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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When and why was Theodore Roosevelt elected Governor of New York?
He was elected governor of New York in 1898. After Vice President Garret Hobart died in 1899, McKinley had to accept Roosevelt as his running mate in 1900
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What age was Theodore Roosevelt when he was elected President of the United States?
he was 42, and this makes him the youngest president in U.S history
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How did TR see the presidency as?
TR saw the presidency as a "Bully Pulpit" where he could influence news media and legislation
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What would TR see big businesses as if they victimized workers?
TR would make sure th epeople got a "Square Deal"
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What does "Square Deal" stand for?
A term used to latter to describe his progressive programs
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What did TR beliveve?
That it was necessary for America to have a strong federal government
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How many coal miners struck for a 20% raise, 9-hour workday, and the right to organize a union in the 1902 Coal Strike?
