Woodrow Wilson. (1856-1924), the 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921 and led America through World War I (1914-1918). An advocate for democracy and world peace, Wilson is often ranked by historians as one of the nation’s greatest presidents. Wilson was a college professor, university president and Democratic governor of New Jersey before winning the White House in 1912. Once in office, he pursued an ambitious agenda of progressive reform that included the establishment of the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission. Wilson tried to keep the United States neutral during World War I but ultimately called on Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917. After the war, he helped negotiate a peace treaty that included a plan for the League of Nations. Although the Senate rejected U.S. membership in the League, Wilson received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts.
During the Civil War he wrote several letters to President Lincoln and asked president Lincoln to end slavery and help African American get weapons to fight against the North
<span>The United States has
been tangled in and aided in the takeover of foreign governments (more recently
termed "regime change") without the overt use of U.S. military force.
Frequently, such actions are tasked to the Central Intelligence Agency</span>
<span>Captain Pierre Mary purchased slaves from West Africa and transported them to the Martinique, a place in the Carribbean. They bought 256 slaves in West Africa and sold them for a cheap price in Martinique for a variety of reasons. This was a long way from France where they originated.</span>