Comes in 1901, presidency
Finishes McKinley's presidency
Energetic
Deals with with difficult issues, foreign and domestic
Navy
America has trouble sending ships around South America
Wants to cut through Central America
French building canal, out of money, decides to sell to U.S.
Columbia is unhappy that the U.S. is dealing with France, not Columbia
Teddy R. finances Panamanian rebels
Places USS Nashville in Central American to support Panamanians
Panama gets independence, America rents Panama canal and saves a lot of money in not dealing with France
Canal completed in 1914
Domestic
Trustbusting
Pennsylvania Coal Strike
Owned by J.P Morgan
Workers strike for better conditions
Roosevelt invites both parties to come to the White House
Only John Mitchell, strike leader, comes
Roosevelt responds by sending in National Guard to mine
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