You are to read Chapters 11 and 12 in the text.You are also going to read the lectures on presidents Thomas Jefferson to Ulysses Grant.You are going to choose Two of the following presidents: Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson James Polk or Abraham Lincoln You will then view the videos on the two presidents that you choose and also read the website on your chosen presidents: Thomas Jefferson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson; Andrew Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson;; Abraham Lincoln: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln and finally James Polk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk You are going to compare your TWO presidents as leaders, with their domestic policy, with their foreign policy. Remember that Polk and Lincoln were also war presidents and should be evaluated as war leaders.You are going to rate these two presidents by the following categories: High, above average, average, below average or poor. Finally you are going to rate which of the early presidents from Washington to Grant as the best president and why.
