History Review: Test Date-11/27/07
November 26, 2007
History Review
Our Presidents
George Washington
· Led our army in the Revolutionary War
o In the Revolutionary War we fought against England.
· Was a man of Faith
· First President of the United States.
· Can be found on the dollar bill.
· He is called, “ Father of His Country.”
· As a child he cut down his father’s tree with his hew hatchet.
o When his father asked who had done it, George was honest and said the truth.
Benjamin Franklin
· He did not go to school! He was so poor he did not have money to go to school!
· He worked very hard to teach himself new things.
· At the age of 12 he began printing books.
o Poor Richard’s Almanac
· He said, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man health, wealth, and wise
· He said, “ Little strokes fell great oaks.”
· He signed the Declaration of Independence and helped write the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln
· 16th President
· His favorite book was the Bible
· Abraham’s nickname is “Hones Abe”—Be sure that you know why!!
· Although he did not go to school much, he taught himself and became a lawyer.
· Many people liked him.
· In 1860 he was elected president.
· There were 33 states by the time he was president.
· Was murdered while he was at the theater.
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