his life. August 31, 1916, TR was a passenger aboard
Seashore Trolley Museum's extensive collection includes railway vehicles and buildings that were built and were part of the fabric of public transportation throughout TR's life.
Theodore Roosevelt (Left) Seashore Trolley Museum Collection (Right)
his life. Here he addresses an assembled crowd on August 18
1914, in Gray, ME. TR is aboard the Portland-Lewiston
Interurban, No. 14, Narcissus. He would also ride a PLI
interurban, No. 16, Clematis, on August 31, 1916.
Following the guidance of the Maine Department of Education, these lesson plan units target the
2019 Maine Learning Results for Social Studies and Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards > History/Social Studies > Grades 6-8
The lesson plans in this companion to the curriculum explore a variety of topics including;
- The history of the trolley used in early 20th Century Maine
- Maine rural life at the turn of the century,
- The story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine
- World War One
- The flu pandemic of 1918-1920
Maine Historical Society has created eight companion lesson plan units inspired
by Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride - These companion curricula State-standard-based
units for classroom use in grades 3-5 & 6-8 are now available as open-access
resources online through Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/ and online at
Maine Memory Network with other statewide K-12 lesson plans.
Content Areas and Strands:
* Social Studies - Civics & Government
* Social Studies - Geography
* Social Studies - History
Duration: 8-18 days
Time Period: 1851-1920
Bicentennial Themes:
* Living in Maine
* The Business of Maine
* Maine Leads
* The Maine Character
Intended Outcomes:
- Students will practice the skills involved in researching and analyzing primary sources.
- Students will practice historical research skills.
- Students will be able to identify different modes of transportation historically used in Maine
- Students will be able to answer why the use of the trolley system was innovative and efficient.
- Students will be able to identify different types of trolley cars that were used in Maine.
- Students will be able to describe the history of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban and the Narcissus.
- Students will be able to describe the shift from small family farms to commercial farming in ME.
- Students will be able to identify the major agricultural industries and products historically associated with Maine.
- Students will be able to describe life on an early 20th-century Maine family farm and how life has changed in Maine since the early 1900s.
- Students will be able to describe the difference between attending school in the early 20th century and attending school today.
- Students will be able to explain Theodore Roosevelt's connections to Maine and the people of Maine.
- Students will be able to describe the work and accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt.
- Students will be able to describe the platform of the Bull Moose Party.
- Students will be able to explain the role and duties of the president of the United States.
- Students will consider what qualities and skills would make a person a good candidate for President of the United States.
- Students will be able to describe the lives, work, and contributions of Americans on the home front during World War I using primary resources.
- Students will be able to explain what propaganda is and how it was used by the U. S. government during World War I.
- Students will be able to describe what many soldiers faced during World War I.
- Students will be able to describe the impact of the 1918-1920 flu pandemic on World War I and the people in Maine.
His Life and Times on Film - Timeline - Library of Congress
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - World War I Theodore Roosevelt Center
Theodore Roosevelt Timeline - The Life of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Brief Biography Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Connections to Maine Narcissus Project Blog
TR - 26th President of the U.S. Whitehouse.gov
TR - Rough Rider in the White House (43a) USHistory.org
TR - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (First Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Alice Lee Roosevelt (First Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Edith Carrow Roosevelt (Second Wife) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - Spanish-American War Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR - "Remember the Maine!" (44c) USHistory.org
TR - Spanish-American War and Its Consequences (44d) USHistory.org
TR - 1912 Presidential Election (43f) USHistory.org
TR - Amazon Expedition/River of Doubt-Videos Library of Congress
TR - Malaria MentalFloss
TR - Panama Hat President1906
TR - My Debt to Maine (TR's letter) TR Maine Heritage Trail post
TR - Sagamore Hill National Park Service
TR - Sagamore Hill Friends of Sagamore Hill
TR - Died January 6, 1919/Young Memorial Cemetery-Video Library of Congress
TR - Quotes ("Feet on the Ground...") Goodreads
TR - General Wood First World War
Maine and national Maine Suffrage Centennial
Women's Suffrage At Last (42-c) USHistory.org
Florence Whitehouse - suffragette/publicist Red Cross - Maine items - Maine Memory Network
Federal Suffrage amendment - Maine and National resources Maine Suffrage Centennial
TR quotes in support of Women's Rights Theodore Roosevelt Association
TR at Sagamore Hill with Suffragettes Library of Congress video
19th Amendment to the Constitution Interactive Constitution
TR Children WW I - library of congress videos
Sons in Regiments - WWI-Video Library of Congress
Theodore (Ted) Roosevelt, Jr (First Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Kermit Roosevelt (Second Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Archibald (Archie) Roosevelt (Third Son) Theodore Roosevelt Center
Quentin (Fourth Son) Military.com
Ethel Roosevelt (Second Daughter) Theodore Roosevelt Center
TR and the Badlands/Dakota Territory
Timeline Theodore Roosevelt Center
William (Bill) W. Sewall
William W. Sewall Theodore Roosevelt Center
Bill Sewall & Wilmot Dow - National Park Service
Mattawamkeag, Maine (train station) Mattawamkeag Facebook page
"The County" - Aroostook County
Politics
Bull Moose Party Britannica.com
Bull Moose Party Progressivism Sweeps the Nation 42 USHistory.org
Progressive Party - Student-Teacher Resource Study.com
Progressive Party U-S-History.com
Republican Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
Conservative/Progressive wings of Republican Party 1916 Library of Congress
Democratic Party - 1916 UCSB.edu
William McKinley (25th President of the U. S.) Whitehouse.gov
William Howard Taft (27th President of the U.S.) Whitehouse.gov
Woodrow Wilson (28th President of the U.S.) Whitehouse.gov
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom-43g USHistory.org
Charles Evan Hughes ConstitutionCenter.org
Companion curriculum State-standard-based units,
vocabulary, and reading activities for use in grades 3-8
are available online as downloadable resources through
Seashore Trolley Museum's website
www.trolleymuseum.org/elegantride/
* Renaissance Charitable Foundation (LPCT) by Fiduciary Trust Charitable Giving Fund
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