Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt's connection to Georgia is true?

Which statement about Franklin D. Roosevelt's connection to Georgia is true?

• A. He never visited Georgia during his presidency
• B. He used Warm Springs as a retreat during the Great Depression
• C. He opposed the creation of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center
• D. He was born in Georgia

Answer: (B)

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s connection to Georgia centers on his polio treatment at Warm Springs and his use of the springs as a retreat during the difficult years of the Great Depression. That personal experience helped spur the creation of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, linking the site directly to his presidency and to Georgia’s history. The other statements don’t fit: he was born in New York, not Georgia; he did not oppose the rehabilitation center—he supported its creation and used the site himself; and he did visit Georgia during his career.

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s connection to Georgia centers on his polio treatment at Warm Springs and his use of the springs as a retreat during the difficult years of the Great Depression. That personal experience helped spur the creation of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, linking the site directly to his presidency and to Georgia’s history. The other statements don’t fit: he was born in New York, not Georgia; he did not oppose the rehabilitation center—he supported its creation and used the site himself; and he did visit Georgia during his career.