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Unit #7: Gilded Age & Progressive Era
WebQuest – T.R. & Conservation
Theodore “T.R.” Roosevelt, Jr. was the 26th President of the United States from 1901-1909. Due to his love of adventure in the
Badlands of North Dakota and elsewhere around the world, T.R. led the nation’s first environmental movement -- conservation.
T.R. and John Muir in Yosemite Valley, CA in 1906
Guiding Question: What can we learn from T.R. about the need for protecting our common natural environment and/or resources?
Directions: Answer the following questions as you explore the links listed for today on my website, slgilliam.weebly.com.
Theodore Roosevelt and the Environment
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How do you think Roosevelt’s early childhood interest in the natural world contributed to his future interests in its
preservation?
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What visit in 1903 influenced the first of many Roosevelt acts as president to preserve endangered wildlife?
Theodore Roosevelt’s Seventh Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1907
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After having read the Roosevelt address, explain his thoughts in terms of governmental involvement and the environment.
2.
Explain his anxieties expressed (from the last paragraph) regarding the contemporary American myth of “inexhaustible”
resources.
Writing. In two paragraphs (4-5 complete sentences), answer the guiding question.
What can we learn from T.R. about the need for protecting our common natural environment and/or resources?
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