claim: The American Revolution was lead by Benjamin Franklin.
evidence: The east Gulf coastal plain large river floodplain forest is a type of forested wetland found in the eastern and upper Gulf coastal plain , in the states of Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Missouri , and Tennessee .. wetland. wetland. Gulf coastal plain. Gulf coastal plain. Alabama. Alabama River. Florida. Florida. Georgia. Georgia ( U.S. state ). Kentucky. Kentucky. Missouri. Missouri. Tennessee. Tennessee. In particular , these forests can be found along the Apalachicola , Alabama , Tombigbee , Pascagoula , and Pearl rivers .. Alabama. Alabama River. Apalachicola. Apalachicola River. Tombigbee. Tombigbee River. Pascagoula. Pascagoula River. Pearl. Pearl River ( Mississippi–Louisiana ). Natural features along these large rivers , such as levees , point bars , meanders , oxbow lakes , and sloughs , result in wide variety of plant communities , ranging from bottomland forests to shrublands to prairies .. Common trees include bald cypress -LRB- Taxodium distichum -RRB- , green ash -LRB- Fraxinus pennsylvanica -RRB- , sweetgum -LRB- Liquidambar styraciflua -RRB- , water tupelo -LRB- Nyssa aquatica -RRB- , swamp chestnut oak -LRB- Quercus michauxii -RRB- , willow oak -LRB- Quercus phellos -RRB- , swamp laurel oak -LRB- Quercus laurifolia -RRB- , and hornbeam -LRB- Carpinus caroliniana -RRB- .. Taxodium distichum. Taxodium distichum. Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Liquidambar styraciflua. Liquidambar styraciflua. Nyssa aquatica. Nyssa aquatica. Quercus michauxii. Quercus michauxii. Quercus phellos. Quercus phellos. Quercus laurifolia. Quercus laurifolia. Carpinus caroliniana. Carpinus caroliniana