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Awesome Facts About the Presidents

Awesome Facts About the Presidents. By Mrs. Newton’s Third Grade Class. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300818&st=george%2520washington. George washington February 22, 1732–december 14, 1799 He was the 1 st president. He was born on a farm.

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Awesome Facts About the Presidents

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  1. Awesome Facts About the Presidents By Mrs. Newton’s Third Grade Class

  2. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300818&st=george%2520washingtonhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300818&st=george%2520washington • George washington • February 22, 1732–december 14, 1799 • He was the 1st president. • He was born on a farm. • His father died when he was 11 years old. • He was known as a great leader. • He became a solider when he was 20 years old. • He was a very good soldier. • He helped write the Constitution. • He went to work for the colonial government. • He was reelected in 1792. • He is honored the most. • Source: “Washington, George.“ World Book Kids. 2009. By Christa

  3. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc200313&st=john%2520adamshttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc200313&st=john%2520adams • John Adams • October 30, 1735–July 4, 1826 • He was the 2nd president. • He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. • John’s dad was a farmer. • John was a good student. • John grew up to be a successful lawyer. • Adams was a vice president from 1789 to 1797. • He was the first president to live in the White House. • He moved in even before work on the White House was finished. • His vice president was Thomas Jefferson. • The first lady was Abigail Smith. • Adams died the same day as Jefferson. • Source: “Adams, John.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Clay

  4. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc202629&st=thomas%2520jeffersonhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc202629&st=thomas%2520jefferson • Thomas Jefferson • April 13, 1743- July 4, 1826 • He was the 3rd president. • He almost doubled the size of the United States while president. • He lived in Virginia. • He designed his own home. • He wrote the “Declaration of Independence.” • He was an inventor. • He believed in freedom and religion. • He started the University of Virginia. • He was interested in art, music, and reading. • Source: “Jefferson, Thomas.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Mae

  5. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc325814&st=John%2520Quincy%2520Adamshttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc325814&st=John%2520Quincy%2520Adams • john quincy adams • July 11, 1767- February 23, 1848 • He was the 6th president. • John was the son of the 2nd president. • He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. • When he got home from Europe, he went to Harvard College. • John became a lawyer. • Before John became president , he worked as a diplomat, which is a person who travels to foreign lands to work for his country. • John wanted to build canals ,schools and roads. • The government did not support most of his plans. • Little of his work was done. • In 1828 , John lost the election for a second term as president. • Source: “Adams, John Quincy.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Palmer

  6. http://www.worldbodreokonline.com/kids/media?id=pc109179&st=Anw%2520Jacksonhttp://www.worldbodreokonline.com/kids/media?id=pc109179&st=Anw%2520Jackson • Andrew Jackson • March 15, 1767- June 8, 1845 • He was the 7th president. • Jackson was in the Democratic -Republican party. • Jackson became a lawyer in 1787. • In 1828, Jackson was elected president. • He thought that the banks weren’t handling people’s money properly, so he made changes. • In 1832, Jackson ran for president again and won. • Source: “Jackson, Andrew.” World Book Kids . 2009. By John-Luke

  7. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300463&st=john%2520tylerhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300463&st=john%2520tyler • John Tyler • March 29, 1790- January 18, 1862 • He was the 10th president. • He was born in Charles City, Virginia. • He became a lawyer in 1809. • He won a seat in the United States House of Representatives. • He served as governor of Virginia. • He was first vice president to become president when a president died in office. • He married twice. • He signed laws to welcome Florida and Texas into the United States. • Source: “Tyler, John.” World Book Kids. 2009. By John

  8. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300447&st=zachary%2520taylorhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300447&st=zachary%2520taylor • zachary taylor • November 24, 1784- July 9, 1850 • He was the 12th president. • He was born on November 24,1784. • He was born near Barboursville, Virginia. • He joined the U.S. Army • He was a hero in the Mexican War. • He was a good soldier and a good leader. • He was elected president in 1812. • He died in 1850 while arguments about slavery were taking place. • Source: “Taylor, Zachary.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Nick

  9. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc202628&st=abraham%2520lincolnhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc202628&st=abraham%2520lincoln • Abraham Lincoln • February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865 • He was the 16th president. • He was born in a log cabin. • He loved books. • He was president during the Civil War. • He wanted to end slavery. • He was shot by John Wilkes Booth. • Source: “Lincoln, Abraham.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Benjamin

  10. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc326369&st=Andrew%2520Jhonsonhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc326369&st=Andrew%2520Jhonson • andrew johnson • december 29, 1808- july 31, 1875 • He was the 17th president. • He was born in North Carolina. • His wife taught him to write and to learn math. • He was elected to the state government in 1835. • He became mayor of North Carolina. • He was elected to Congress in 1843. • Johnson was Lincoln’s vice president. • After Lincoln was shot , Johnson became president. • He became president in 1865. • People tried to impeach him and failed. • Source: “Johnson, Andrew.” World Book Kids.2009. By Joel

  11. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc202502&st=rutherford%2520b.%2520hayeshttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc202502&st=rutherford%2520b.%2520hayes • rutherford birchard hayes • october 4, 1822-january 17, 1893 • He was the 19th president. • He was born in Delaware, Ohio. • He was governor of Ohio. • Both Hayes and his wife were friendly. • Hayes did not want to run for president again after his first term. • Source: “Hayes, Rutherford Birchard.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Louis

  12. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc301240&st=Theodore%2520Roosevelthttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc301240&st=Theodore%2520Roosevelt • Theodore Roosevelt • October 27, 1858–january 6, 1919 • He was the 26th president. • Roosevelt became president when McKinley was assassinated. • The next year Roosevelt entered the election and won and became president again. • Roosevelt was the first American to get a Nobel Peace Prize. • Roosevelt was known as his nickname Teddy. • He led a troop of brave solders in the Spanish War. • The first lady was Eleanor Roosevelt. • Source: “Roosevelt, Theodore.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Freya

  13. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300450&st=william%2520tafthttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc300450&st=william%2520taft • william taft • September 15, 1857- March 8, 1930 • He was the 27th president. • His home state was Ohio. • He was a lawyer. • He was a governor too. • He served as president from 1909 to 1913. • He was 6 feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds. • Taft was the largest president to ever serve. • He didn’t want businesses to be too powerful when he was president. • His vice president was James Schoolcraft Sherman. • Source: “Taft, William Howard.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Sam

  14. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc325911&st=calvin%2520coolidgehttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc325911&st=calvin%2520coolidge • Calvin Coolidge • July 4, 1872- January 5, 1933 • He was the 30th president. • He was born in Vermont and went to college in Massachusetts. • In 1920, he was elected vice president. • He became president in 1923, when President Harding died. • He ran for president in 1924 and won. • People loved him for his honesty. • He fired people in government who were not honest. • He worked to support American businesses. • In 1928, he decided to go back to Massachusetts instead of running for president again. • Source: “Coolidge, Calvin.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Noah

  15. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc011829&st=Franklin%2520Delano%2520Roosevelthttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc011829&st=Franklin%2520Delano%2520Roosevelt • Franklin Delano Roosevelt • january 30, 1882- april 12, 1945 • He was the 32nd president. • He was known by his initials F.D.R. • He served the longest amount of terms (in 1932, 1936, 1940, and in 1944). • He served 4 terms, which is 12 years. • He was president during the Great Depression. • He created a program to help people who lost their jobs during the Great Depression. • He helped a lot of people during World War 2. • He died shortly before World War 2 ended. • Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt were fifth cousins. • Source: “Roosevelt, Franklin Delano.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Hannah

  16. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc326179&st=john%2520kennedyhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc326179&st=john%2520kennedy • john fitzgerald kennedy • may 29, 1917- november 22, 1963 • He was the 35th president. • He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. • In World War2, he was a skipper in the Navy. • He was the youngest president. • When he was president, there was the first moon flight. • African Americans were doing well for equal rights while Kennedy was president. • He was the youngest president to die in office. • He was with his wife when he died. • He got shot in the head and neck. • Source: “Kennedy, John Fitzgerald.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Luke

  17. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc326176&st=lyndon%2520johnsonhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc326176&st=lyndon%2520johnson • lyndon baines johnson • august 27, 1908–january 22, 1973 • He was the 36th president. • He was born near Stonewall, Texas. • He was a high school teacher. • He served in the U.S. Navy. • Lyndon Johnson ran for Congress in 1937. • He became vice president in 1960. • He became president in 1963 when President Kennedy was shot. • In 1964, he ran for president and won. • He wanted to improve education and help poor people. • Source: “Johnson, Lyndon Baines.” World Book Kids. 2009. By David

  18. james earl carter • october 1, 1924- present • He was the 39th president. • He was born in Plains, Georgia. • His childhood dream came true when he entered the U.S. Naval Academy. • In the Navy, he served on battleships and submarines. • He left the Navy in 1953 to run the family farm business. • He was elected governor of Georgia in 1970. • He became president in 1976. • He helped make peace between Israel and Egypt, who had been enemies for years. • Source: “Carter, Jimmy.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Matt

  19. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc043858&st=George%2520%2520Bushhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc043858&st=George%2520%2520Bush • george bush • june 12, 1924–present • He was the 41st president. • He was born in Milton, Massachusetts. • He went to Yale University. • He was in World War 2. • He damaged an enemy target in World War 2. • He received a medal for his bravery. • He served as a Congressman from 1967 to 1971. • He was vice president for Ronald Reagan. • When he became president, many people were poor and had no jobs. • Source: “Bush, George.” World Book Kids. 2009 By Gillian

  20. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Media?id=pc013997 • William Jefferson Clinton • August 19, 1946 –present • He was the 42nd president. • His father died a long time ago , before he was born. • Clinton worked hard as a student. • He liked to read. • As Clinton grew up, he had skills to be a leader. • He became a lawyer. • He married a lovely women named Hillary. • Hillary loved kids and took care of people. • They have a daughter named Chelsea. • When Clinton was president, he worked hard and helped create jobs. • Source: “Clinton, Bill.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Abigail

  21. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc311783&st=george%2520w.%2520bushhttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc311783&st=george%2520w.%2520bush • George walker bush • july 6, 1946- present • He was the 43rd president. • George Bush was born in New Haven. • George Bush married Laura Welch. • He had twin girls. • Bush moved to Washington, D.C. • In March 2003, the United States went to war with Iraq. • Bush said that Iraq had weapons that threatened the United States. • Source: “Bush, George Walker.” World Book Kids. 2009 . By Bella

  22. http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc325772&st=barack%2520obamahttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/media?id=pc325772&st=barack%2520obama • Barack Obama • august 4, 1961–present • He is the 44th president. • Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu. • His father was Kenyan and his mother was American. • Obama graduated from Columbia University in New York City in 1983. • Obama then practiced civil rights law. • He also taught law at the University of Chicago. • Obama’s running mate, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, became vice president. • Source: “Obama, Barack.” World Book Kids. 2009. By Faryal

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