Theodore Roosevelt Background

Today I am going to talk about Theodore Roosevelt's background, his presidency, and his life after his last presidential term. Theodore Roosevelt had many different circumstances in his childhood, and early adulthood that shaped his policies and beliefs as president. Theodore Roosevelt grew up as the sickly child of wealthy parents but he used his family resources to both heal his body and grow his mind. He was known for being energetic and charasmatic. Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1880 with honors. Following his graduation, he went to Columbia University to study law until he was elected into the New York State Assembly after only a few months in attendance. Roosevelt served in the New York State Assembly for three years until the
Taft decided to go his own way with his policies which angered Roosevelt. Taft didn't lower taxes, encouraged the income taxes, and softened up on the trustbusting, all of which angered Roosevelt. Roosevelt then came up with New Nationalism which restored the governments trustbusting power and then decided to run for president again. Since he and Taft were in the same party, they had to run against each other in a primary election which Roosevelt lost. Instead of giving up, Roosevelt breaks off and forms his own party called the Progressive Party. The bitter election that followed these events shaped our country in many different ways. Roosevelt's presidency in and of itself changed many things. Because of him we have more protection from big companies and we have many food protection acts. Roosevelt also brought in the FDA, which we still have today, as well as 100 million acres of National Forestry Land that he personally set aside. Even in today's election, candidates are claiming the title of Progressives and trying to push their reforms. Roosevelt's presidency may have been 100 years ago, but his impression still