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Woodrow Wilson As a candidate for United States president in 1912, Woodrow Wilson declared “America First.” He meant that he planned to keep America out of conflicts in Europe. But while Wilson was president, the United States entered World War I (1914-1918), a European war. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to […]

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Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He believed in world peace. But World War I (1914-1918) and the peace settlement after the war shattered his dreams. WHO WAS WOODROW WILSON? Wilson was born in 1856 in Virginia. He grew up in Southern states during the Civil War (1861-1865) and the period of hardship that followed the […]

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William Penn William Penn founded the American colony of Pennsylvania. He had a special reason. He wanted a safe place for Quakers to live. Penn was born in London, England, on October 14, 1644. While studying at Oxford University, Penn converted to Quakerism. WHO WERE THE QUAKERS? Quakers, who also are known as the Society of Friends, believe every person carries an ability to communicate […]

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Ulysses S. Grant   Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant commanded the Union forces in the last year of the American Civil War. An outstanding general, Grant succeeded in bringing a bloody and difficult war to an end. He became a national hero and was elected president of the United States. But his talents as a military leader failed to make Grant […]

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Thomas Paine Thomas Paine, born in England in 1737, was a poor man with rich ideas about freedom. He believed the American colonies could become a new nation free from Great Britain. One of the great writers of his time, Paine’s writings inspired Americans to revolt against Britain. “The birthday of a new world is at hand,” Paine […]

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Thomas Jefferson Monticello was home to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. The mansion was designed by Jefferson and built from 1770 to 1809. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, shown here. The document declared America’s independence from Britain. It was adopted on July 4, 1776. In […]

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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson is remembered as one of America’s greatest political thinkers. He wrote the Declaration of Independence, and later was elected the nation’s third president. As president, Jefferson nearly doubled the size of the United States with the purchase of the vast Louisiana Territory. Jefferson’s talents stretched far beyond politics. He was an inventor, architect, scientist, musician, and […]

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Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt loved the outdoors. He worked as a cowboy in the Dakotas before he became United States president. Teddy Roosevelt lived in this log cabin while he worked as a cowboy on a ranch. You can visit it in North Dakota. After the United States went to war with Spain in 1898, […]

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Theodore Roosevelt Can you imagine a president of the United States fighting a wrestling match in the White House? One president in the early 1900s did just that. His name was Theodore Roosevelt. The country loved this colorful president. Americans knew him as “Teddy.” AN EXCITING LIFE Teddy Roosevelt was born in 1858. He was often sick as a child, and he […]

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