I am sorry that I haven't been doing my blog, but I have been busy. Well I have a few fun facts on the first , second , and third presidents. I got this info from some flash cards that I have.
- Born on February 22,1732
- Died December 14,1799
- Terms of office: April 30,1789-March 3,1797
- His father and brother educated him
- Turned down the offer of being king to America
- Married a wealthy widow and helped raise her children from a previous marriage
- Served as commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
- The only president to be elected unanimously
- Born October 30,1735
- Died July 4,1826
- Term of office: March 4,1797- March 3,1801
- opposed unfair british taxes
- Helped to write Declaration of Independence in 1776
- Also helped Write Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War in 1783
- Was the first vice president and served under the first president, George Washington
- Was the first president to live in the White House
- He died 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson:
- Born April 13,1743
- Died July 4,1826
- Terms of office: March 4,1801-March 3,1809
- Founded the University of Virginia
- Was governor of Virginia
- He designed his own home, Monticello
- He invented a type of copying machine
- He is known as the father of the Declaration of Independence
- Bought Louisiana from Napoleon which doubled the size of the United States
- He sent Louis and Clark on their famous expedition
- He was a politician, educator, architect, inventor, musician, and a writer.
