America's Presidents: Washington to Lincoln

A closer look at the remarkable and unremarkable men who have held the office of Chief Executive

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America's Presidents: Washington to Lincoln

What You Will Learn!

  • Better understand the personalities, careers, and achievements of the presidents.
  • Assess the greatness of each president through the lens of history and politics

Description

What does the President do? How has the office shaped the United States? Which President was the best? Which was the worst? 

This course is designed to familiarize you with some of the men who have occupied the office of President of the United States. The personalities, careers, achievements, and legacy of each will be analyzed to ensure you come away with a good understanding of each president, their life, and times. 

You'll learn about how each of them has left their mark on the United States, for better or for worse, and come away with a better understanding of this nation, its people, and it's history. 

Who Should Attend!

  • Anyone interested in learning more about history or politics.
  • Anyone who has questions about why presidents do certain things (e.g. Why are they referred to as "Mr. President"?
  • People who would like to learn about lesser known presidents and their accomplishments (What the heck did Millard Fillmore do?!?)

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Tags

  • AP US Government and Politics
  • U.S. History
  • Political Science

Subscribers

98

Lectures

16

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