Fitzgerald's Fun Facts

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. In 1846 he was elected to the U.S House of Representatives and successfully won. He was the president during the Civil War. In the year of 1863 Abraham Lincoln supplied an Emancipation Proclamation and liberated all the slaves.

Fun Fact: He is Mrs. Holland’s favorite president.

Benjamin Franklin is known for being one of the founding fathers of the United States. Moreover, Franklin participated in the draft of the Declaration of Independence along with four other men. He was known as a man who would fight for freedom for all thirteen colonies.

Fun Fact: Benjamin Franklin signed three documents of which include the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the United

Fitzgerald was an American novelist. He was regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the roaring 20s era. He earned acclaim as one of the most celebrated writers in America. He was the perfect spokesmen for the decade in the way his stories were being written and told. Fitzgerald is still admired to this day.

Fun Fact: F Scott. Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton University to join the US Army.

Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States and was also the vice president to Nixon. His occupation and journey began when he was elected to the U.S House of Representatives. Ford was also the first in nation’s history to be an unelected president. After the watergate, he took over the presidency because Nixon was forced to reign.

Fun Fact: Gerald Ford forgave Nixon for any felonies he may have done when he was president.

Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of America. During the Depression and as it got worse, Hoover did not acknowledge the horrible and upsetting situation and use his good power to address it. Hoover believed in a limited role for government and worried that too much federal intervention that only helps a bad situation could cause a threat and warning to capitalism and

He was one of the writers of the Federalist Papers and put together the first drafts of the Bill of Rights and the U.S Constitution. However, James Madison’s career started when he was a federalist. Madison was a loyal supporter of powerful central government.

Fun Fact: Jame Madison earned the nickname “Father of the Constitution.”

King George III led England’s successful resistance to Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He also lead over the loss of the American Revolution. In 1773 he passed the taxing tea act. Americans protested of “taxation without representation” and presented the Boston Tea Party. Furthermore, North held roughly with the backing of King George.

Fun Fact: In 1778 George lapsed into a long period of violent madness.

Lewis and Clark were both put together by Thomas Jefferson to inspect the recently purchased Louisiana. Lewis and Clark and the rest of their expedition began their journey near St. Louis, Missouri. Lewis kept a journal where he collected samples of plants and animals he saw along the way. Their expedition received help on the journey from many native people. In total, by the time it was 1806 they traveled 3,000