President Thomas Woodrow Wilson
About the President Thomas Woodrow Wilson Lesson
Summary
A lesson on President Woodrow Wilson. Students read about his life and accomplishments. The reading is accompanied by multiple choice questions.
Objectives
• To present the major historical facts pertaining to Woodrow Wilson.
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To present the major achievements of the Woodrow Wilson presidency.
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To assess the student?s comprehension of Woodrow Wilson history.
Suggested Grades
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
Excerpt
Thomas Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia five years before the start of the American Civil War, on the 28th of December, 1856. As a young boy, the future president was not in good health and his eyesight required him to wear glasses from an early age. His family expected him to become a minister as was his father and his grandfather. But young Thomas had other plans. By the age of sixteen he entered a New Jersey college that one day would be known as Princeton University.
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