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Woodrow wilson, the 28th president of the United States of America. He did a lot of great things in his term so let's take a look at what he did throughout his life. Woodrow Wilson was under the party of Democrat, and was favored by many to be a great president.Wilson also served as president during World War 1. Wilson stated he wanted to make the world “safe for democracy” (Whitehouse.gov), meaning he wanted to make sure no place was being ruled by a tyrant or any kind of related government. The items that will be stated in this essay about Woodrow Wilson are: Early life, Presidency, and After presidency. The first topic is Woodrow Wilson's early life. Woodrow Wilson was born in New Jersey in 1856, and was born in Virginia. Wilson lived to see the Civil war and his Father served in it. Wilson went to Princeton University, which at the time was the college of New Jersey. After Wilson attended Princeton, he went onto Law School in Virginia. Wilson then became a Professor at Princeton, he taught Political Science. In 1901, Wilson became the president of Princeton. After being persuaded by many people, he decided to run for Governor of New Jersey, which spurred his political career. Woodrow Wilson's presidency started in 1913, and he server for two terms (8 years). Wilson did many things in his presidency and they will be addressed in this section. Once in office, Wilson helped make three new acts, they were: Underwood-Simmons Act, …show more content…
Wilson served for two terms or eight years. After he left the white house, him and and another man created a law firm in Washington DC. Wilson also lived in Washington D.C. so it was easy to get to his law firm. After his presidency, Wilson had very poor health which did not help him in the law firm. Wilson died in 1924, and he was the only president to be buried in the capital. Many people mourned his death, and everyone will remember what he did in

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