Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most iron willed presidents in the history of the United States. He took head on the battles of business social change and many different issues of government that many presidents had not paid attention to at this time. E extended the powers of the President and the powers of the federal government to protect the public interest and what he believed in. he took full advantage of his responsibilities of the work and expanded the involiment of the United States in world affairs. His social and economic reforms were the first attempts t deal with the problems created y a modern industrial society.

He was born in New York City in 1858, he was the second of four kids. He went to a private school where he was taught. He was never a great student at this time he was a very hard worker and wanted to succeed in everything that he did. He struggled a lot with his reading skills because of his poor eye sight and difficulty in seeing.

During the time of the Civil War his family went through many hard times. His brothers fought for the confederacy, and because of his wife he did not enlist in the army. He would have went on the side of the Union though and resented his brothers because of there support of the Confederacy. During the war though he worked for the Union troops ad an advisor and he held many honors and was highly regarded. This is were he became knows as a leader and someone people could follow.

Roosevelt was not the type to be tied down. He was an adventure by heart and had