Theodore+Roosevelt+-+The+Rough+Riders

**Mike Beatty: Theodore Roosevelt**

__**Essential Question:**__ During his presidency, what was considered to be Teddy Roosevelt's greatest achievement? Was it a positive or negative change for the U.S.?

- Panama Canal: considered one of Teddy's greatest achievements - Revolution of Panamanians? short letter of revolution (bottom of page) **Narrative** PowerPoint Mac media type="file" key="panama 2 vid.mp4"media type="file" key="panama canal vid.mp4"


 * __Primary Sources:__ Photos and Letter **



This photograph is in our A.P. U.S. History textbook and shows Roosevelt in Panama examining the progress of the canal.TR was the first president to travel outside of the country as president.

This letter describes the presidents actions and feelings for the Panamanian Rebellion against Columbia, on the Isthmus. This relates directly to my topic and shows the strategy planned by TR to easily maintain a piece of land that was going to hold his greatest achievement as president, the Panama Canal.



Sources: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tr/panama.html http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Americas/05/whiteside/index.html http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tr/media/panama2.mov http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tr/media/panama1.mov http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm122.html