Alfred E. Smith
alfred e. smith
governor of new york
biography
Subject:
US History
This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).
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Book page:
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Horatio Seymour
horatio seymour
new york governor; democratic nominee
biography
Born in 1810 in Pompey, New York, Horatio Seymour first served as a Millitary Secretary. He soon became assemblyman of New York State, then mayor of Utica, and finally Governor of New York State.
Subject:
Winfield Scott
winfield scott
general
biography
Winfield Scott was born on a plantation near Petersburg, Virginia, on June 13, 1786. For a time he attended the College of William and Mary. He studied law in Petersburg until 1808 when he joined the U.S. Army and recieved a commission a captain of light artillery. He gained fame in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War.
Subject:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
president franklin delano roosevelt 
thirty-second president of the united states
interesting facts
Franklin Roosevelt is the only President to exceed two terms.
quote
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Inaugural Address
biography
Subject:
Theodore Roosevelt
president theodore roosevelt 
twenty-sixed president of the united states
interesting facts
Theodore Roosevelt, nature lover and conservationist, let a strenuous life.
quotation
"No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way."
biography
Subject:
Ronald Reagan
president ronald reagan 
fortieth president of the united states
interesting facts
Ronald Reagan envisioned a smaller government - and a greater United States.
quote
"This is the backbone of our country: Americans helping themselves, and each other. Reaching out and finding solutions--solutions that governments and huge institutions can't find"
Subject:
James Knox Polk
president james knox polk 
eleventh president of the united states
interesting facts
James K. Polk is arguably the most expansionist president. He expanded the United States to the Pacific Ocean.
quotations
"54-40 or fight!" - Democratic campaign slogan in response to the 54°40' parallel they coveted.
Subject:
Ross Perot
h. ross perot
reform party founder
interesting facts
Ross Perot earned the largest percent of the popular vote as an third party candidate, 19%, since Theodore Roosevelt on the "Bull Moose" ticket.
quote
Subject:
Thomas Pinckney
thomas pinckney
united states congressman
biography
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, and brother of the American statesman Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Thomas Pinckney was educated at the University of Oxford, admitted in 1774 into both the British bar and the American bar in South Carolina.
Subject:
Charles C. Pinckney
charles c. pinckney
minister to france
biography
Subject:
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