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The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. The youngest president in U.S. history, he was known for his dynamic personality, political reforms, and love of the outdoors.

Experiences from someone's early life can shape his or her actions as an adult. So, historians take into account a person's background when they study historical figures. The table below shows context from Roosevelt's childhood that influenced his career. Match each detail from Roosevelt's career to the corresponding piece of context from his childhood.

At 23, Roosevelt was elected to the New York State Assembly with support from influential families in his Manhattan district.

Roosevelt advocated "the strenuous life" and supported reforms that would ensure the health and safety of Americans.

Roosevelt resigned from his desk job as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in order to fight in the Spanish-American War.

Roosevelt established 150 new national forests, 18 national monuments, and 51 wildlife refuges during his presidency.

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Roosevelt's career

Roosevelt loved studying science and being in nature. He displayed his collection of animal specimens in his childhood bedroom.

As a teenager, Roosevelt adopted vigorous exercise routines in order to overcome his childhood asthma and other illnesses.

From an early age, Roosevelt enjoyed adventure novels and books about U.S. military history.

Roosevelt came from a wealthy, well-connected family that had been involved in New York politics since the colonial period.

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