Thursday, March 25, 2010

Best and Worst

Now that we've completed the curriculum, take some time to reflect on the best and worst Presidents of our country.

List the top and worst five with a short explanation of our choice.
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3 comments:

  1. Billy ZhaoApril 8, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    Best:

    1) George Washington (Bamf) - Set important and fundamental precedents for all other presidents, also, as the first President, he gained American trust and support in a rocky era after the departure from the tyrannical British monarchy.

    2) Franklin Roosevelt - Led us out of the Great Depression and established many economical and social safeguards that exist still today.

    3) Thomas Jefferson - Had a very productive presidency with the Louisiana Purchase and also helped establish a firmer foundation for the nation.

    4) Abraham Lincoln - Established unity in a troubled era and also fought for Civil Rights reform which is significant. Led Congress to bills/laws to make equality more prominent in America.

    5) Woodrow Wilson - Successfully deterred a possible nuclear war during the Cold War. Also had successful policies.

    (Badass Honorable Quote/Mention)
    Andrew Johnson - "I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun."

    Ronald Reagan - "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" REAGAN SMASH.
    Worst:

    1) Nixon - Watergate, scandal, 'nuff said.
    2) James Buchanan - Didn't really do anything successful during presidency.
    3) Warren Harding - Basically useless president, indecisive.
    4) Franklin Pierce - Policies helped set the stage for the Civil War
    5) Ulysses Grant - Corrupt government but had decent intentions.

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  2. CatherineApril 10, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    I also agree with Billy on some presidents.
    George Washington - set the basic terms for how to run our government and make it as fair as possible.
    Franklin Roosevelt - got us out of the Great Depression with the New Deal
    Lincoln - set all slaves free
    Jefferson - expanded U.S.'s territory by double with the Louisiana Purchase
    Jackson - common man established

    As for the worst presidents:
    Nixon - Watergate scandal, afraid of not being accepted
    Grant - many corruptions in the gov't
    Cleveland - raised tariff too high and didn't do much
    Taylor - passive
    Hoover - made depression worse

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  3. Courtney A.May 20, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    I agree with Billy and Catherine.....
    Abraham Lincoln- fought for slavery
    George Washington- set the platform for the country's growth
    Franklin D. Roosevelt- New Deal and got us out of the Great Depression
    Thomas Jefferson- Louisana Purchase (expansion)
    Jimmy Carter- Camp David (solved many foreign affairs)

    Franklin Pierce- Basically started the civil war
    Herbert Hoover-made depression worst
    Richard Nixon- Watergate Scandal
    Ulysses Grant- corrupted gov't
    Warren G. Harding- wasnt really successful at anything

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