Teddy Roosevelt's Impact On The United States

Teddy Roosevelt was an inspirational president who helped America gain power. America was able to become a global power during 1867-1919 through the impacts of Teddy Roosevelt which includes federal protection of land, the construction of the Panama Canal, and the expansion of American naval power. Teddy Roosevelt positively impacted the United States, and set tremendous examples of ways America could grow. To start, Teddy Roosevelt helped America grow in power by bringing attention to the vanishing of natural resources and how it affected the united states. According to the “Forest Service” by the United States Goverment Agency, Teddy Roosevelt created an act called the forest reserved act in 1905. In hopes of helping the issue of vanishing natural resources, Teddy Roosevelt made the forest reserve act to preserve some natural resources that are needed on daily basis in the U.S. This act would protect 300,000 square miles of trees in the U.S. With the forest reserve act the U.S was able to calm issues of missing resources and wildfires that

The Panama Canal is a way of transportation from the Atlantic to the pacific ocean. According to “The Panama Canal” Teddy Roosevelt pushed for the Panama Canal to become purchased by the U.S. in 1902(The History Channel). The Panama Canal was set up so that if you needed to cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean you would have to pay a tax in order to cross the canal. The canal is a source of global power because any country could use the Panama Canal as long as they paid the fee. Teddy Roosevelt helped the U.S. grow stronger feelings for the Panama Canal for its great benefits. The Panama Canal shows the way america became a global source by becoming an example of new healthcare technologies. The Panama Canal helped steer America in the direction of becoming more powerful by using geographical