The United States has many important presidents in its history.
George Washington was the first president of the United States.
He led the army that defeated the Britain in 1776.
Thomas Jefferson was a famous philosopher. He expressed his ideas in the Declaration of Independence that he wrote.
His ideas influenced the revolution that France had in 1789.
Abraham Lincoln was a just and humane president.
He abolished the slavery that there had been in the United States for many years in 1863.
Woodrow Wilson was a president that wanted peace in the world.
He proposed a world peace organization in 1917.