Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Teddy Bear History Teddy Bears __(get) their name from Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. In 1902 the president (go) bear hunting in Mississippi without success. One of the other hunters (catch) a bear cub, tied it to a tree, and offered it to the president as an easy trophy. The president (refuse) to shoot the bear. A newspaper (make) a cartoon about President Roosevelt's refusal. According to popular legend, a shopkeeper (see) the cartoon, and asked the President's permission to make stuffed bears called "Teddy bears". "Teddy (be) a nickname for Theodore, and although the President disliked the nickname, many people _ (call him that. Whether the President approved the bears named after him or if he was ever asked is not certain. e
Teddy Bears (got) their name from Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. In 1902 the president (went) bear hunting in Mississippi without success. One of the other hunters (caught) a bear cub, tied it to a tree, and offered it to the president as an easy trophy. The president (refused) to shoot the bear. A newspaper (made) a cartoon about President Roosevelt's refusal. According to popular legend, a shopkeeper (saw) the cartoon, and asked the President's permission to make stuffed bears called "Teddy bears". "Teddy (was) a nickname for Theodore, and although the President disliked the nickname, many people (called) him that. Whether the President approved the bears named after him or if he was ever asked is not certain.
Teddy Bears (got) their name from Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. In 1902 the president (went) bear hunting in Mississippi without success. One of the other hunters (caught) a bear cub, tied it to a tree, and offered it to the president as an easy trophy. The president (refused) to shoot the bear. A newspaper (made) a cartoon about President Roosevelt's refusal. According to popular legend, a shopkeeper (saw) the cartoon, and asked the President's permission to make stuffed bears called "Teddy bears". "Teddy (was) a nickname for Theodore, and although the President disliked the nickname, many people (called) him that. Whether the President approved the bears named after him or if he was ever asked is not certain.