Theodore Roosevelt: Conservationist President
President Theodore Roosevelt is known as the “conservationist president.” He was president from 1901-1909. During his presidency, he created the United States Forest Service and established 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national games preserves, 5 national parks, and 18 national monuments through the American Antiquities Act. Altogether, he helped protect about 230 million acres of public land.
Examine the photograph of President Roosevelt below. You are seeing only a small portion of this photograph to begin with. Answer the following questions.
- What do you see?
- What is President Theodore Roosevelt doing in the photo?
- Write two words to describe President Roosevelt’s clothing in the photo.
- Where do you think the photograph was taken?
- List something that helps prove where the photo was taken.
- Why do you think the photo was taken?
Once you’ve answered these questions, click on the second thumbnail to see the entire photograph.
Use the right arrow above to see the full image.
Click on the second thumbnail to see the entire photograph.
- What do you see now?
- How many people are in the full photograph? How are they dressed?
- Where do you think the photograph was taken?
- Why do you think the photograph was taken?
- When do you think the photograph was taken?
- Where do you think you can find more information about the people in the photograph and why it was taken?
