Question

Which of the following statements is true in regard to President Theodore Roosevelt's environmental polices?

• A. Roosevelt rejected the notion of conservation because he allowed the "good trusts" to develop some areas in national parks for business purposes.
• B. Roosevelt rejected any attempts at government protection of wilderness areas, arguing instead that market forces should determine land use.
• C. Roosevelt appointed the pro-business James Watt as Secretary of the Interior, angering many environmentalists, such as John Muir.
• D. Roosevelt worked closely with the head of the U.S. Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot, to set aside land for national parks, national monuments, and wildlife refuges.
• E. While Roosevelt was an avid outdoorsman, he believed that any action on behalf of the environment should be taken at the state level.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Roosevelt worked closely with the head of the U.S. Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot, to set aside land for national parks, national monuments, and wildlife refuges.

Roosevelt worked closely with the head of the U.S. Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot, to set aside land for national parks, national monuments, and wildlife refuges. President Theodore Roosevelt was aggressive in setting aside tracts of land for recreation as well as for responsible use by industry-a strategy he called conservation. He took a middle path between the wholesale despoliation of the environment by industrialists and loggers and those who argued for preservation, that is preserving nature in its pristine state. He and Gifford Pinchot sought to manage the country's natural resources in a scientific, rational way