1. How many Presidents have also been military generals?
Twelve presidents were generals: Washington, Jackson, W. Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, A. Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, B. Harrison, and Eisenhower.
2. Who was our tallest President (how tall?)?
The tallest president was Lincoln at 6'4".
3. Which Presidents appear on paper money? (Hint: There are nine of them)
The nine Presidents that are opn paper money are Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jackson, Grant, McKinley, Cleveland, Madison, and Wilson.
4. Use google to find out which bill each of the nine former Presidents can be found on.
Washington: One Dollar Bill, Lincoln: Five Dollar Bill, Jefferson: Ten Dollar Bill, Jackson: Tweenty Dollar Bill, Grant: Fifty Dollar Bill, McKinley: Five- Hundred Dollar Bill, Cleveland: Thousand dollar bill, Madison: Five-Thousand Dollar Bill.
5. Which presidents have been assassinated in office?
Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated in office.
6. How much money does the President get paid?
$25,000 to $400,000
7. Which President had the most children?
Reagan
8. What seven "heritages" or ethnic background mix have all the Presidents come from?
The ancestry of all 43 presidents is limited to the following seven heritages, or some combination thereof: Dutch, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Swiss, or German.
9. How many Presidents never attended college?
Nine Presidents never attended college.
10. Who and how old were the oldest and youngest elected presidents?
The oldest elected president was Reagan (age 69); the youngest was Kennedy (age 43). Theodore Roosevelt, however, was the youngest man to become president—he was 42 when he succeeded McKinley, who had been assassinated. THE OLDEST LIVING former president was Gerald Ford, who was born on July 14, 1913, and died on Dec.27, 2006, at age 93. The second oldest was Ronald Reagan, who also lived to be 93 years.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007 The Underground Railroad
1. How did the slaves that did not run away fight slavery?
work slowdowns, sabotage, and “sickness.”
2. Who was the "Black Moses" and what did she do?
Harriet Tubman, a former slave who ran away from a nearby plantation in 1849 but returns to rescue hundereds of others.
3. What did the "hitching post" mean?
a safe house.
4. Who was Thomas Garret?
a Quaker businessman
5. Who was William Still?
a successful, confident merchant and a leader in the fight against slavery.
6. What two people might you meet in Rochester?
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.
7. What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allow?
allowed slave owners to hunt for runaways anywhere in the country,and whom ever was caught hiding runaways was to be fined.
8. What are the new challenges you face in Canada?
finding a home, making a living, adjusting to a new place
work slowdowns, sabotage, and “sickness.”
2. Who was the "Black Moses" and what did she do?
Harriet Tubman, a former slave who ran away from a nearby plantation in 1849 but returns to rescue hundereds of others.
3. What did the "hitching post" mean?
a safe house.
4. Who was Thomas Garret?
a Quaker businessman
5. Who was William Still?
a successful, confident merchant and a leader in the fight against slavery.
6. What two people might you meet in Rochester?
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.
7. What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allow?
allowed slave owners to hunt for runaways anywhere in the country,and whom ever was caught hiding runaways was to be fined.
8. What are the new challenges you face in Canada?
finding a home, making a living, adjusting to a new place
Monday, December 10, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007 Chief Tecumseh
1. What does Tecumseh mean in English (more than one possibility)?
"Shooting Star" of the SHAWNEE tribe, named Tecumtha ( which means Celestial Panther Lying in Wait)
2. When and where was Tecumseh born?
Tecumseh ("Panther in the Sky") is believed to have been born in 1768 just outside the current town of Xenia.
3. What did Tecumseh say when GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON tried to get Tecumseh to sell him part of the Shawnee tribal land?
Tecumseh replied, "Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds, and the great sea, as well as the Earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?"
4. What did Tecumseh want the members of his tribe to reject?
Tecumseh wanted the members to reject the ways of the whites.
5. What did Tecumseh try to form?
7. Which side of the War of 1812 did Tecumseh join?
"Shooting Star" of the SHAWNEE tribe, named Tecumtha ( which means Celestial Panther Lying in Wait)
2. When and where was Tecumseh born?
Tecumseh ("Panther in the Sky") is believed to have been born in 1768 just outside the current town of Xenia.
3. What did Tecumseh say when GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON tried to get Tecumseh to sell him part of the Shawnee tribal land?
Tecumseh replied, "Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds, and the great sea, as well as the Earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?"
4. What did Tecumseh want the members of his tribe to reject?
Tecumseh wanted the members to reject the ways of the whites.
5. What did Tecumseh try to form?
Tecumseh tried to form a broad alliance of Native American tribes with help from the British in Canada.
6. Name at least three tribes that he attempted to join together.
Tecumseh was on a summer recruitment drive in an attempt to bring the Chickasaw, Choctaw an Creek nations to Prophet'sTown, Governor of the Indiana Territory, General William Henry Harrison sent a small army of 1000 men into Prophet's Town to try and drive away the Indians.7. Which side of the War of 1812 did Tecumseh join?
Tecumseh joined on the British side in the War of 1812 .
8. How did Tecumseh die?
Tecumseh was killed in the Battle of the Thames, near Thamesville, Ontario, on October 5, 1813.
Monday, December 3, 2007 The Louisiana Purchase
1. How much land did the United States buy from France?
The United States purchased more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains from France.Which is known as the Louisiana purchase.
2. When did the purchase take place?
Apr. 30, 1803
3. What was the total cost?
The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens.
4. How did the purchase of this land affect the size of the United States?
The United States would double its size, an enormous tract of land would be open to settlement, and the free navigation of the Mississippi would be assured.
5. How did the President violate the Constitution by making the Louisiana Purchase?
Although the Constitution did not specifically empower the federal government to acquire new territory by treaty, Jefferson concluded that the practical benefits to the nation far outweighed the possible violation of the Constitution.
The United States purchased more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains from France.Which is known as the Louisiana purchase.
2. When did the purchase take place?
Apr. 30, 1803
3. What was the total cost?
The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens.
4. How did the purchase of this land affect the size of the United States?
The United States would double its size, an enormous tract of land would be open to settlement, and the free navigation of the Mississippi would be assured.
5. How did the President violate the Constitution by making the Louisiana Purchase?
Although the Constitution did not specifically empower the federal government to acquire new territory by treaty, Jefferson concluded that the practical benefits to the nation far outweighed the possible violation of the Constitution.
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