Important People Facts
He was the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
He wrote the U.S. Constitution.
Who was James Madison?
This was the most popular neighborhood in the 1700s.
What was Georgetown?
Washington was founded in this year.
When was 1790?
T/F The Civil War was fought over land.
False
The president during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
He was the first English settler who explored the Potomac River in 1700s.
Who is Captain John Smith?
This ethnic group lived near the Potomac River.
Who were the Native Americans?
The date when the Civil War ended.
When was April 1865?
T/F The North wanted slavery to end.
True.
L'Enfant was dismissed as city planner on this date by George Washington.
When was February 1792?
He was the original designer of the city of Washington D.C.
Who was Pierre L'Enfant?
The Washington Monument is made from this material.
What is white marble from two different quarries?
The year D.C. ended slavery.
When was 1862?
The original name for Washington D.C.
What is The Federal City?
He was the first president to live in the White House.
Who is John Adams?
These are the subjects that Benjamin Banneker studied.
What are Astronomy and Mathematics?
These are five different classes that lived in Washington, D.C.
What are the White Elite, the Black Elite, the Middle Class, the Laboring Class, and the Slaves?
This is a group of five laws passed in September of 1850 to ease fight over slavery which added California as a free state.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
This percentage of U.S. presidents owned slaves.
What is 25%?
He was the last original landowner in Washington, D.C.
Who is David Burnes?
She was the heiress of Washington City whose farmlands were used to build the White House, The U.S. Treasury, and much of downtown Washington D.C.
Who was Marcia Van Ness?
These people made up the Black Elite of Washington, D.C.
Who were the highly influential group of moral religious leaders?
The White House was burned during this war by the British.
What was the War of 1812.
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