Name:________________________________________________ Date:____________ Class:_____________
President William Howard Taft
Part A: Fill in the Blank: Instructions: Choose a term from the word bank below to fill in the sentences.
George Washington, Richard A. Ballinger, William Jennings Bryan, New York, Cincinnati,
Thomas Jefferson, Payne-Aldrich, Teddy Roosevelt, Progressive, Conservationists
1. Many felt that Taft’s support of the _________________________ Tariff really showed he would not take a
strong stand against tariffs.
2. ___________________________ set a precedent by only running for two terms while in office.
3. William Howard Taft was the handpicked successor to ________________________________.
4. Many anticipated that Taft would continue the ______________________________ policies of Teddy
Roosevelt.
5. Many ___________________________ argued resources were not unlimited and needed to be preserved
and protected.
6. ________________________________ removed protected lands from the conservation list.
7. William Howard Taft was originally from ____________________________________.
8. In the Election of 1908, William Howard Taft faced off against _______________________________.
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the questions below.
1. Why did Teddy Roosevelt want William Howard Taft to be
President? What did he hope Taft would do?
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2. Why do you think George Washington only ran for
two terms and wanted other Presidents to do the
same?
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3. Why did Woodrow Wilson so easily win the Election
of 1912?
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President William Howard Taft
Part A: Fill in the Blank: Instructions: Choose a term from the word bank below to fill in the sentences.
George Washington, Richard A. Ballinger, William Jennings Bryan, New York, Cincinnati,
Thomas Jefferson, Payne-Aldrich, Teddy Roosevelt, Progressive, Conservationists
1. Many felt that Taft’s support of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff really showed he would not take a strong stand
against tariffs.
2. George Washington set a precedent by only running for two terms while in office.
3. William Howard Taft was the handpicked successor to Teddy Roosevelt.
4. Many anticipated that Taft would continue the Progressive policies of Teddy Roosevelt.
5. Many Conservationists argued resources were not unlimited and needed to be preserved and protected.
6. Richard A. Ballinger removed protected lands from the conservation list.
7. William Howard Taft was originally from Cincinnati.
8. In the Election of 1908, William Howard Taft faced off against William Jennings Bryan.
Part B: Short Answer: Instructions: Answer the questions below.
1. Why did Teddy Roosevelt want William Howard Taft to be
President? What did he hope Taft would do?
TR believed that Taft would continue his Progressive
policies. Taft was the Secretary of War under TR and they
were friends. Therefore, TR stepped down but believed his
legacy would go on through Taft.
2. Why do you think George Washington only ran for
two terms and wanted other Presidents to do the
same?
George Washington did not want the USA to
have a King or dictator. In other words, he
believed that power should be limited.
Therefore, he stepped down after two terms.
He wanted to start a pattern of limited power.
3. Why did Woodrow Wilson so easily win the Election
of 1912?
Teddy Roosevelt split the Republican party by
starting the Bull Moose party. This meant the
Republicans were not unified by one candidate.
Yet, the Democrats were all unified and
supported Woodrow Wilson. Therefore, Wilson
easily won the Presidency due to having a full
backing from his party while the Republicans
were divided over Taft and Roosevelt.
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