Introduction
Woodrow Wilson was the first American president of America to be elected from the southern region. He was born Staunton Virginia in a Presbyterian family. Wilson career to the presidency came after coming after a career as a university lecturer, university leader and later on as New Jersey governor. America was to hold elections in 1916; the focus was the world war one that was taking place in Europe, and parts of America (Heckscher, 1991 p. 98). Wilson developed his interested in the general elections by winning nominations in the democratic candidate and selecting Marshall as his running mate. In the his ...