Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington

Question 1

What were some similarities between Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington?

Answer 1

They both strived to improve themselves and others and they both always had to do something, they couldn’t ever sit still.

Question 2

Why are Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington important?

Answer 2

They were both significant figures who helped to shape the 20th Century.

Question 3

What famous quote represents both Roosevelt and Booker?

Answer 3

‘Being faithful in an unfaithful world.’

Question 4

What trait made both Roosevelt and Booker great people?

Answer 4

They always tried to be the best in everything they did and they both dreamed big.

Question 5

What are some of Teddy Roosevelt’s biggest accomplishments?

Answer 5

He was President for two terms, was Vice President for one term, he was a police commissioner in New York, had 6 children, and was a war hero.

Question 6

What was Teddy Roosevelt’s early life like?

Answer 6

He was born in October 27, 1858. His family had deep roots in New York and they also greatly supported the Union. In his early life, Teddy had a lot of illnesses, including stomach problems and Asthma. Teddy also had a lot of hobbies such as wrestling, taxidermy, hunting, etc…

Question 7

What two things in school did Teddy struggle with early on?

Answer 7

Math and the languages, which a lot of homeschoolers struggle with.

Question 8

What was Teddy’s middle life like?

Answer 8

His mother and first wife (Alice Lee) both died a few years after his father, and Teddy then married Edith Carrow and had 5 more kids (he had one daughter with Alice Lee).

Question 9

What happened to Teddy in 1889?

Answer 9

Benjamin Harrison hired Teddy to be a Civil Service Commissioner, and this job was designed for removing corrupt officials.

Question 10

What is the Spoil System?

Answer 10

A group of people who thought that if they helped someone to get elected as president, that they would get positions of power.

Question 11

What was one of the things the Spoil System did?

Answer 11

Some people who helped James Garfield get elected actually banded together and assassinated him for not getting political positions.

Question 12

What did Teddy do after retiring from the Civil Service Commissioner position?

Answer 12

He became the head of the New York City police.

Question 13

What were some of the first things that Teddy did as police leader?

Answer 13

He started modern forensics (taking fingerprints), he started the Rap Sheet system (recording a person’s crimes), and he fired any officer who took bribes to not arrest someone.

Question 14

What position did Teddy get after being police leader?

Answer 14

He became the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Question 15

What position did Teddy get after being Navy Secretary?

Answer 15

He became the Colonel of a group of Cavalry-men.

Question 16

What positions did Teddy get after being a Colonel?

Answer 16

He became the Governor of New York and then became the Vice-President for President McKinley.

Question 17

What happened while Teddy was Vice-President?

Answer 17

McKinley was assassinated and Teddy became president?

Question 18

What were some things Teddy did as president?

Answer 18

He made peace between Japan and Russia, he started many large projects such as the Panama Canal, and he strengthened a lot of bonds between other countries before retiring.

Question 19

What famously happened to Teddy in 1912?

Answer 19

He was shot on the way to a public event, but he famously said that he was okay and he went on to give a 90 minute long speech.

Question 20

When did Teddy Roosevelt die?

Answer 20

In the year 1919.

Question 21

What was Booker T. Washington’s early life like?

Answer 21

He was born at around 1865 and he group up as a slave. He always wanted everyone to be treated equally.

Question 22

What was Booker T.’s greatest interest from early on?

Answer 22

Anything school-related.

Question 23

What did Booker do to get his education?

Answer 23

He taught himself how to read and later on he actually saved up his money and went on a 500-mile trek to get to a new school for ex-slaves and got in.

Question 24

What were Booker’s morals?

Answer 24

He believed that everything was important, that everything had to be done perfectly, and that all opportunities should be seized.

Question 25

What happened to Booker in Hampton?

Answer 25

He was called to Tuskegee, Alabama to became the first president of a new school specifically for slaves. When he showed up, there was nothing there and he had to build the structure and get teachers.

Question 26

Why did Booker accept the job at the school in Tuskegee?

Answer 26

He accepted the job because he wanted to return the favor to others (he learned at a school of the same type).

Question 27

What was really different about the school in Tuskegee?

Answer 27

The school had a very well-rounded education, it didn’t just teach the normal subjects, it actually taught a lot of practical skills such as farming, cooking, and sewing.

Question 28

What famous event occurred in St. Louis?

Answer 28

Teddy Roosevelt and Booker T. both gave speeches against segregation.

Question 29

What is commonly said about both Teddy Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington?

Answer 29

It is said that both of their lives had a lot of lost causes.