Most Influential Presidents of the USA By: Meghan Healey

Some Influential Presidents G eorge Washington T homas Jefferson A ndrew Jackson A braham Lincoln T heodore Roosevelt F ranklin Delano Roosevelt

George Washington Born: February 22, 1732 Died: December 14, : Washington named Commander in Chief of Continental forces 1787: Presided over Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia 1789: Became first president of the USA issued money that was good in every state helped plan new capital for the US (Washington D.C.)

Thomas Jefferson Born: April 13, 1743 Died: July 4, 1826 Drafted the Declaration of Independence 1801: Became the third president of the USA slashed army & navy expenses cut the budget & eliminated whiskey tax 1803: acquired Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon

Andrew Jackson Born: March 15, 1767 Died: June 8, : Became seventh president of the USA Recommended eliminating electoral college Democratized Federal office- holding Used his power of veto and party leadership to assume command

Abraham Lincoln Born: February 12, 1809 Died: Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, : Became the sixteenth president of the USA January 1, 1863: Issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the Confederacy November 19, 1863: Gave the Gettysburg Address-dedicated the battlefield to the soldiers who died during the Civil War

Theodore Roosevelt Born: October 27, 1858 Died: January 6, : Became twenty-sixth president of the USA Was a “trust-buster” Ensured construction of the Panama Canal Won a nobel peace prize Involved in conservation of forests and irrigation

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Born: January 30, 1882 Died: April 12, : Became thirty-second president of the USA and held four terms Helped American people regain faith during Great Depression First “100 Days” enacted programs to rebuild business and agriculture Made the “New Deal” program Made the “Good Neighbor” policy Thought about planning the United Nations

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