USA HISTORY

Theodore Roosevelt led a band of soldiers call the Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish American War. The MOST important reason he did this was to:

(A) ** to fight Spanish colonial rule in Cuba

(B) to get written up in newspapers of the day

(C) to see the Panama Canal.

(D) to connect the Pacific and Arctic Oceans

Concept note-1: -Roosevelt recruited a diverse group of cowboys, miners, law enforcement officials, and Native Americans to join the Rough Riders. They participated in the capture of Kettle Hill, and then charged across a valley to assist in the seizure of San Juan Ridge, the highest point of which is San Juan Hill.

Concept note-2: -The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer group of soldiers, who fought in the Spanish-American War. They were lead by THEODORE Roosevelt. Rough Riders captured Kettle Hill and San Juan Hil. This ended the Spanish American War.