Tell why your chosen president was a great president. Be sure to explain why his policy decisions and responses to events around him made him truly great.

As President Biden works through his term as Chief Executive, he is preoccupied with the impact his administration will have on the history of our great nation. To ensure that he and his policies are remembered among the greatest this country has ever produced, the President asked that Assistant assemble a panel of the brightest historical minds to determine what makes a president historically great.

You were an obvious choice for this assignment. In order to help the President, write a short paper, seven pages is appropriate, that discusses which American president was the greatest president.Limit your selection to the period between 1788 and 1860 as another team will be discussing the other periods of history.

You will, of course, tell why your chosen president was a great president. Be sure to explain why his policy decisions and responses to events around him made him truly great. You should conform to standard college formatting and style and should also cite all references used with footnotes.

You must use at least three sources. You should cite the reference materials you use with the standard format used by American historians. This style is explained by The Chicago Manual of Style rev. You should use the notes/bibliography style and a “works cited” page. For further information, please see the staff at the LRC. Do not create an elaborate cover page or use any kind of plastic cover. Simply double-space your name, the date, and course number in the center of an otherwise blank sheet, and staple it to the front of your paper.

Tell why your chosen president was a great president. Be sure to explain why his policy decisions and responses to events around him made him truly great.
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