How Did Teddy Roosevelt Change America

I was very interested in how Teddy Roosevelt helped our country. Teddy Roosevelt was elected into office after McKinley was assassinated. Roosevelt started to change America with the start of ending the Gilded age. Then he came out with the “Square Deal” which was, everyone gets an equal share just like how a square has all equal sides. This cut out the issues of monopolies, work labor, women’s rights, black rights and more. He also made reserves all over America, so companies couldn't destroy them. After he took care of that, he moved onto building the Panama Canal. This would later give the U.S many advantages against other countries. He retired in 1909, before the Panama Canal was opened, but it was in the right stage and was finished in