🏛️ Night at the Museum
🦬 Buffalo, New York Edition
The Progressive Era Adventure
Theodore Roosevelt
Welcome to the museum in Buffalo, New York!
This city is special. It is where I became President!
I am Teddy Roosevelt. What is your name?
Your name will show up in the game!
🏛️ Theodore Roosevelt
Bully! So glad to meet you, Guard!
You are the new night guard at our museum!
On September 14, 1901, I became President right here in Buffalo!
👆 Tap to learn your mission!
🦬 Buffalo Fun Fact
Buffalo, NY is named after Buffalo Creek. Some say it comes from the French "beau fleuve" meaning "beautiful river!"
🎯 Your Mission
Every night, the museum comes alive! As a guard, you must learn about the Progressive Era.
At midnight, there will be a Final Battle. You must answer 10 questions!
Visit all 6 exhibits. Earn artifacts along the way!
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
— Theodore Roosevelt
🛡️ Guard Trainer Roosevelt
Bully! Welcome to guard training, Guard!
Let me teach you about the Progressive Era.
📖 Progressive Era (1890-1920)
A time when people worked together to make life better for everyone. They wanted to fix problems like unsafe jobs and unfair prices.
The word "progressive" means moving forward. People wanted to make progress!
What problems did they want to fix? Tap each card:
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Tap me!
Unsafe Jobs
Many workers got hurt. Even kids worked!
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Tap me!
Unfair Prices
Big companies charged too much.
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Tap me!
Bad Leaders
Rich people controlled the government.
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Tap me!
Dirty Cities
Too many people. Sickness spread fast.
🛡️ Guard Trainer Roosevelt
Good work! Here is something I always say:
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When we help each other, everyone does better.
— Teddy Roosevelt's Idea
This was the main idea. Work together to fix problems!
💡 Did You Know?
In 1900, about 2 million kids worked in factories! Some were only 5 years old.
🎯 Match the Problem to the Fix!
Tap a problem, then tap its fix.
Kids working
Unfair prices
Bad food
Break up companies
Check factories
Require school
🛡️ Guard Trainer Roosevelt
Splendid! Fill in the blanks:
📝 Fill in the Blank
The _____ Era was when Americans fixed big problems.
📝 Fill in the Blank
"Progressive" means moving _____.
📋 What You Learned
- The Progressive Era was 1890-1920
- "Progressive" means moving forward
- Problems: child labor, unfair prices, dirty cities
- Main idea: Help each other!
🧠 Quiz Time!
❓What did people want to do during the Progressive Era?
🐎 Colonel Roosevelt
People call me "Teddy" or "T.R."!
I led the Rough Riders in battle!
👆 Tap to hear how I became President
In 1901, President McKinley was shot in Buffalo, NY. He died.
I was Vice President. So I became President!
I was only 42 years old — the youngest ever!
💡 Did You Know?
As a kid, Teddy was very sick. He exercised every day to get stronger. He loved boxing, hiking, and riding horses!
🐎 Colonel Roosevelt
I promised every American a Square Deal!
That means I would be fair to everyone.
📖 The Square Deal
TR's promise to be fair to everyone. Three parts: control big companies, protect shoppers, and save nature.
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Tap!
Control Companies
Make sure big businesses treat people fairly.
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Tap!
Protect Shoppers
Make sure products are safe.
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Tap!
Save Nature
Protect forests and parks.
💡 Did You Know?
The teddy bear is named after Teddy Roosevelt! In 1902, he refused to shoot a tied-up bear. He said it wasn't fair!
🐎 Colonel Roosevelt
Review time!
📝 Fill in the Blank
TR became President in the city of _____, NY.
📝 Fill in the Blank
The _____ Deal was TR's promise to be fair.
📋 What You Learned
- TR became President in Buffalo, NY in 1901
- He was only 42 years old
- The Square Deal = fair treatment
- The teddy bear is named after him!
🧠 Quiz Time!
❓How did Theodore Roosevelt become President?
⚖️ Trust-Buster Roosevelt
Some companies got too big and too powerful!
They were called trusts or monopolies.
📖 Monopoly
When ONE company controls everything. They can charge whatever price they want!
👆 Tap to see why monopolies are unfair
Imagine if only ONE store sold food... 🏪
They could charge $100 for bread! 🍞
You'd have to pay because there's nowhere else to go.
That's not fair. That's what monopolies did.
⚖️ Trust-Buster Roosevelt
I used the law to break up giant companies!
People called me a "Trust-Buster!"
📖 Trust-Busting
Breaking up companies that are too big. This keeps prices fair.
TR broke up trusts to help big companies make more money.
💡 Did You Know?
In 1902, TR broke up the Northern Securities Company. It controlled most railroads! This made train travel cheaper.
⚖️ Trust-Buster Roosevelt
Review time!
📝 Fill in the Blank
A _____ is when one company controls everything.
📋 What You Learned
- A monopoly = one company controls all
- Monopolies can charge unfair prices
- TR was called a "Trust-Buster"
- He broke up big companies to help people
🧠 Quiz Time!
❓Why did Roosevelt break up trusts?
🔍 Inspector Roosevelt
In 1906, Upton Sinclair wrote a book called The Jungle.
It told the truth about meat factories.
What he found was disgusting... 🤢
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Tap!
Rats ran across the meat
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Tap!
Sick workers kept working
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Tap!
Rotten meat sold as fresh
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Tap!
No one checked if food was safe
🔍 Inspector Roosevelt
I read The Jungle. I was angry! 😤
I pushed Congress to pass new laws.
📖 Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
A law that made sure food and medicine were safe and clean.
📖 Muckraker
Writers who dug up the "muck" (dirt) to show people the truth.
Upton Sinclair was a muckraker who wrote about dirty factories.
🔍 Inspector Roosevelt
Review time!
📝 Fill in the Blank
The book _____ told about dirty meat factories.
📋 What You Learned
- The Jungle showed how bad meat factories were
- Muckrakers = writers who found problems
- Pure Food and Drug Act made food safe
- It passed in 1906
🧠 Quiz Time!
❓What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
🌉 Engineer Roosevelt
I helped build something amazing!
The Panama Canal! 🚢
👆 Tap to see the problem ships had
Before the canal, ships had a BIG problem:
To sail from New York to California...
You had to go ALL the way around South America! 🌎
That trip took months!
💡 Did You Know?
Before: 13,000 miles from NY to San Francisco.
After the canal: Only 5,000 miles!
🌉 Engineer Roosevelt
In 1903, we got the right to build in Panama.
It was very hard work!
📖 Panama Canal
A man-made waterway in Central America. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
💡 Did You Know?
About 56,000 workers built the canal! In 1906, TR was the first President to leave the U.S. to visit it!
🌉 Engineer Roosevelt
Review time!
📝 Fill in the Blank
The Panama Canal connects two _____.
📋 What You Learned
- The Panama Canal connects two oceans
- It made shipping much faster
- About 56,000 workers built it
- TR visited Panama in 1906
🧠 Quiz Time!
❓Why was the Panama Canal important?
⏰ Historian Roosevelt
Let us review the big events, Guard!
Tap each year:
1901
Tap!
1901
McKinley dies. TR becomes President in Buffalo.
1902
Tap!
1902
Trust-busting starts! Teddy bear invented.
1903
Tap!
1903
U.S. gets rights to build Panama Canal.
1906
Tap!
1906
Pure Food and Drug Act. TR wins Nobel Prize!
⏰ Historian Roosevelt
More events!
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Tap!
Nobel Prize
TR won it in 1906 for helping end a war.
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Tap!
Model T
Ford made this car in 1908. Changed travel!
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Tap!
Conservation
TR saved millions of acres as national parks.
1909
Tap!
1909
William Taft becomes next President.
⏰ Historian Roosevelt
Review time!
📝 Fill in the Blank
The Pure Food and Drug Act passed in _____.
📋 What You Learned
- 1901: TR becomes President in Buffalo
- 1902: Teddy bear invented
- 1906: Food safety law, Nobel Prize
- 1909: Taft becomes President
🧠 Quiz Time!
❓What year did the Pure Food and Drug Act pass?
🎁 BONUS ROUND!
Fun trivia for extra points!
🎉 Bonus!
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🌙 Midnight!
The clock strikes midnight, Guard!
Time for the Final Battle!
⚔️ Battle Rules
• Answer 10 questions
• You have 3 lives ❤️❤️❤️
• Each right answer = 10 points
• Get 70 or more to win!
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Believe you can and you're halfway there!
— Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt
Bully! Great job!
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Theodore Roosevelt
Do not give up, Guard! Visit more exhibits. Then try again!
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried.
— Theodore Roosevelt