Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president, established the National Park Service in 1916 to protect the wild and wonderful landscapes in the United States. But it is an earlier leader who is considered the father of the America’s national parks. In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th president, signed the American Antiquities Act. The law permitted him and future presidents - to take immediate action to protect important cultural or natural resources. The Antiquities Act led to the creation of many of the 413 sites within the National Park Service today. No president has played a bigger role in protecting the country’s natural and cultural resources than Theodore Roosevelt. During his time in office, he established five new national parks and 18 national monuments. In all, he protected over 93 million hectares of public land. He became known as “the conservationist president.”
Title: The Father of National Parks
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Father of National Parks' data-article-id='5347'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='19708'>Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president, established the National Park Service in 1916 to protect the wild and wonderful landscapes in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='19708' data-end-time='29271'>But it is an earlier leader who is considered the father of the America’s national parks.</span> <span data-start-time='41417' data-end-time='41417'> In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th president, signed the American Antiquities Act.</span> <span data-start-time='55396' data-end-time='55396'>The law permitted him and future presidents - to take immediate action to protect important cultural or natural resources.</span> <span data-start-time='68250' data-end-time='68250'>The Antiquities Act led to the creation of many of the 413 sites within the National Park Service today.</span> <span data-start-time='80396' data-end-time='80396'>No president has played a bigger role in protecting the country’s natural and cultural resources than Theodore Roosevelt.</span> <span data-start-time='91229' data-end-time='91229'>During his time in office, he established five new national parks and 18 national monuments.</span> <span data-start-time='99063' data-end-time='99063'>In all, he protected over 93 million hectares of public land.</span> <span data-start-time='104167' data-end-time='104167'>He became known as “the conservationist president.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16677 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/what_is_a_national_park.wav'>What is a National Park?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an open space for conservation purposes and protected by the federal government'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/a_playground_at_a_public_school_and_maintained_by_local_government.wav'><span>a playground at a public school and maintained by local government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/an_open_space_for_conservation_purposes_and_protected_by_the_federal_government.wav'><span>an open space for conservation purposes and protected by the federal government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/an_airport_that_is_used_by_the_armed_services.wav'><span>an airport that is used by the armed services</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/a_community_garden_that_is_used_to_grow_vegetables.wav'><span>a community garden that is used to grow vegetables</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16678 data-hint-location='41417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/who_signed_the_american_antiquities_act.wav'>Who signed the American Antiquities Act?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Theodore Roosevelt'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/william_taft_.wav'><span>William Taft </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4822/franklin_d_roosevelt.wav'><span>Franklin D. 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