Question

15) Choose the best answer.

Which best describes Theodore Roosevelt's life up until July 1, 1898?

Theodore Roosevelt grew up in New York City as a sickly child. He developed a love for zoology. He graduated from Harvard and went on to law school. He dropped out to run for the New York Assembly. His first wife and his mother died on the same day in 1884. For a while he lived on a ranch in North Dakota and served as a deputy sheriff. He reentered politics where President McKinley appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. After the United States declared war against Spain, Roosevelt resigned and began forming the Rough Riders.

Theodore Roosevelt grew up in Boston as a sickly child. He developed a love for zoology. He graduated from Harvard and went on to law school. He dropped out to run for the Massachusetts Assembly. His first wife and his mother died on the same day in 1884. For a while he lived on a ranch in South Dakota and served as a deputy sheriff. He reentered politics where President McKinley appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. After the United States declared war against Spain, Roosevelt resigned and began forming the Buffalo Soldiers.

Theodore Roosevelt grew up in Boston as a sickly child. He developed a love for zoology. He graduated from Harvard and went on to law school. He dropped out to run for the Massachusetts Assembly. His first wife and his mother died on the same day in 1884. For a while he lived on a ranch in South Dakota and served as a deputy sheriff. He reentered politics where President McKinley appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. After the United States declared war against Spain, Roosevelt resigned and began forming the Rough Riders.

Theodore Roosevelt grew up in New York City as a sickly child. He developed a love for zoology. He graduated from Harvard and went on to law school. He dropped out to run for the New York Assembly. His first wife and his mother died on the same day in 1884. For a while he lived on a ranch in North Dakota and served as a deputy sheriff. He reentered politics where President McKinley appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. After the United States declared war against Spain, Roosevelt resigned and began forming the Buffalo Soldiers.

Answer 1

The first choice is best — it correctly places Roosevelt in New York City, the New York State Assembly, a North Dakota ranch, and states he formed the Rough Riders after resigning as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.