While history textbooks are revised, Theodore Roosevelt should remain because of his importance. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in Manhattan, New York. He increased the power of government to help public conflicts such as labor and business. Furthermore, it has helped the world become more aware and active in world politics. A well-known philanthropist was Theodore Roosevelt, Sister Martha Bulloch grew up in a family that owned a plantation with slaves as its workforce. As a boy, Theodore Roosevelt was in poor health, so he was taught by private tutors. Since he was a boy he expressed great curiosity for intellectuality. In 1880 he entered Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard College. His next goal was Columbia Law School, but that goal soon turned to politics and writing. He had a daughter named Alice after he married Alice Hathaway Lee, in 1880. He married a second wife after his first wife died. The second wife's name is Edith Kermit Carow and she was married to Roosevelt in 1886. She has lived on Long Island ever since. Poor eyesight and severe asthma have affected him since he was a child. However, he tried to be both an outdoorsman and a politician. At 23 he was elected to the New York State Assembly and made sure that, as a Republican, he disapproved of corrupt, automated politics. His wife and mother died within a day, which caused Roosevelt no small amount of grief. As he became increasingly concerned about the environment of the West, he spent two years away from politics and on his cattle ranch. Subsequently, President McKinley selected Roosevelt for the role of assistant secretary of the Navy. He then led a group of people called the "Rough Riders" up Kettle Hill, in the Battle of Santiago in Spanish America... middle of paper... tbooks he is the one who instructed the United States to build the Panama Canal. Works Cited “Theodore Roosevelt.” The White House. The White House and the Web. March 1, 2014. .Cooper, Jr. John Milton. "The Square Deal." Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 01 March 2014. "Construction of the Panama Canal, 1903–1914 - 1899–1913 - Milestones - Historian's Office." Construction of the Panama Canal, 1903–1914 - 1899–1913 - Milestones - Historian's Office. Np, nd Web. March 1, 2014. “The SOLDIER.” - Theodore Roosevelt Association. Np, nd Web. March 1. 2014. .