Theodore Roosevelt and the Native Americans: How his beliefs influenced his treatment of the Native Americans

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dc.contributor.advisorDenning, Robert
dc.contributor.advisorAverill, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorSmith III, Loren
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcConnell, Stephanie
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T04:22:10Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T04:22:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-19
dc.description.abstractIn the attempt to characterize the historical character, Theodore Roosevelt historians have oversimplified the history and the character, leading to extreme perspectives. Some historians have written of him as a hero of the people, a progressive reformer who saved the less fortunate from the wealthy elitists. While other historians referred to him as a racist bent on expansionistic ideas to conquer the world in the name of the Anglo-Saxons. The present thesis accurately interprets Theodore Roosevelt and shows how his progressive ideals and his racist beliefs both originated from the same part of his character. Roosevelt’s progressive ideals and his Anglo-Saxon superiority views led him to believe that his superior Anglo-Saxon race was destined to conquer and then educate the inferior races in self-government. His Native American policies and actions toward Native Americans present clear evidence of how Roosevelt’s dual views came together to create this enigma of a historical character.
dc.description.degreeMaster Arts
dc.description.programHistory
dc.description.schoolCollege of Online and Continuing Education
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3783
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire University
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dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibited.
dc.rightsHolderSmith III, Loren
dc.subject.lcshHistory
dc.subject.lcshAmerican Studies
dc.subject.lcshSocial Research
dc.subject.otherAmericans
dc.subject.otherNative
dc.subject.otherReservations
dc.subject.otherRoosevelt
dc.subject.otherTheodore
dc.subject.otherTreatment
dc.titleTheodore Roosevelt and the Native Americans: How his beliefs influenced his treatment of the Native Americans
dc.typeThesis

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