Franklin Delano Roosevelt FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He is also known as FDR. His parents were James and Sara Roosevelt. FDR was home schooled until he was sent to Groton, which was an exclusive preparatory school in Massachusetts. He received a bachelors degree from Harvard University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Roosevelt studied law at Columbia University. He passed the bar examination for attorneys, even though he did not receive a law degree.
In 1905, he married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt who was his 5th cousin. President Theodore Roosevelt was her father. FDR and his wife had six children. One child died as a baby.
FDR ran and was elected to the New York State Senate in 1910. Roosevelt was reelected to the State Senate in 1912. He was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913 through 1920. In 1921, Roosevelt became ill with Polio. He later started the March of Dimes program to help other people with Polio.
In 1924, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York and was re-elected in 1930. In 1930, Roosevelt began his political campaign for the President of the …show more content…
Unemployment was high because the economy was so bad. Factories closed, banks failed, and people lost everything they had. America was in a serious financial crisis. Roosevelt introduced what he called “The New Deal”. He passed recovery legislation that created agencies like the CCC “Civilian Conservation Corps” to employ people building government projects such as Parks and planting trees. Some agencies helped businesses, regulated the stock market, insured bank deposits, and the unemployed. In 1935, he started the WPA “Works Projects Administration”, unemployment compensation, and Social Security. Because of the popularity of these programs, Roosevelt was elected again in 1936, 1940, and 1944. He was the only American president to be elected for four
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He is also known as FDR. His parents were James and Sara Roosevelt. FDR was home schooled until he was sent to Groton, which was an exclusive preparatory school in Massachusetts. He received a bachelors degree from Harvard University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Roosevelt studied law at Columbia University. He passed the bar examination for attorneys, even though he did not receive a law degree.
In 1905, he married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt who was his 5th cousin. President Theodore Roosevelt was her father. FDR and his wife had six children. One child died as a baby.
FDR ran and was elected to the New York State Senate in 1910. Roosevelt was reelected to the State Senate in 1912. He was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913 through 1920. In 1921, Roosevelt became ill with Polio. He later started the March of Dimes program to help other people with Polio.
In 1924, Roosevelt was elected governor of New York and was re-elected in 1930. In 1930, Roosevelt began his political campaign for the President of the …show more content…
Unemployment was high because the economy was so bad. Factories closed, banks failed, and people lost everything they had. America was in a serious financial crisis. Roosevelt introduced what he called “The New Deal”. He passed recovery legislation that created agencies like the CCC “Civilian Conservation Corps” to employ people building government projects such as Parks and planting trees. Some agencies helped businesses, regulated the stock market, insured bank deposits, and the unemployed. In 1935, he started the WPA “Works Projects Administration”, unemployment compensation, and Social Security. Because of the popularity of these programs, Roosevelt was elected again in 1936, 1940, and 1944. He was the only American president to be elected for four