Teddy Roosevelt and the National Parks

8/28/2014

Preview Question

• Why do think it is important to conserve land especially the land in our country?

Objectives 8/28

The learner will understand the importance of the National Park system in the United States and how it relates to America’s identity. Procedures:1) Preview Question2) Notes3) Video

Theodore Roosevelt

• Born 1858 into a wealthy New York family

• Suffered asthma and was very weak as a child but overcame these physical feats when he became a teenager

• Enjoyed active life style• Became very popular in the

Spanish-American War while serving with the Rough Riders

Theodore Roosevelt (cont.)• Became President of the U.S. In

1901 when William McKinley was shot

• Was an active, energetic, and forceful president and he used this to influence the media

• Focused on reforming the nation • Square Deal – President Roosevelt’s

program of progressive forms design to protect the common people against big business

Teddy and the National Park System

• In 1903 Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves

• Roosevelt believed in conservation and wanted to have more National Parks

National Parks Today

Exit Ticket

• If you could visit any National Park in the USA that you have not been to what would it be? Why?