Funny thing is it would be called a stuffed bear not a Teddy bear, Teddy was the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt and because he refused to kill a bear chained up and freed it, his friends commissioned a stuffed bear and called it Teddy’s bear eventually the apostrophe s was removed and it was shortened to Teddy bear, Teddy still being capitalized because it is not only a nickname but the nickname of one of the best Presidents the US actually had, he started national parks and monuments while he was president he made sure Yellowstone Park would be protected for future generations to be able to enjoy.
Ironically it was a child who saw the bear that was commissioned for Teddy Roosevelt who also wanted a stuffed bear, and eventually stuffed bears became so popular even outside the US, so yes you can thank the US for the Teddy bear because previously they thought that making a stuffed bear would scare children.
SnowValkyrie
Funny thing is it would be called a stuffed bear not a Teddy bear, Teddy was the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt and because he refused to kill a bear chained up and freed it, his friends commissioned a stuffed bear and called it Teddy’s bear eventually the apostrophe s was removed and it was shortened to Teddy bear, Teddy still being capitalized because it is not only a nickname but the nickname of one of the best Presidents the US actually had, he started national parks and monuments while he was president he made sure Yellowstone Park would be protected for future generations to be able to enjoy.
SnowValkyrie
Ironically it was a child who saw the bear that was commissioned for Teddy Roosevelt who also wanted a stuffed bear, and eventually stuffed bears became so popular even outside the US, so yes you can thank the US for the Teddy bear because previously they thought that making a stuffed bear would scare children.