THE WHITE HOUSE
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR THE MIDTERM
RANDOM PHILLY
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In 1901 this US President asked his staff to change “the headings, or date lines, of all official papers and documents requiring his signature, from ‘Executive Mansion’ to ‘White House.’”
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The stone exterior of the building was first painted with a lime-based whitewash in 1798 to protect it from the elements and freezing temperatures
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Critics of this town described it as the: "worst vision of the American future: bland people in bland houses leading bland lives. The houses were physically similar, so the people inside must be equally similar; an entire community wa being made from a cookie cutter...a multitude of uniform, unidentifiable houses,
lined up inflexibly, at uniform distances on uniform roads, in a treeless command waste, inhabited by people of the same class, the same incomes, the same age group, witnessing the same television performances, eating the same tasteless prefabricated foods, from the same freezers, conforming in every outward an inward respect to the same common mold.
What is Levittown?
100
How many tourists visit this statue annually?
What is 4 million visitors? Kathryn Ott Lovell, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Visitor Center Corp., previously told The Inquirer that the Rocky Steps and statue draw an estimated 4 million visitors each year, making it Philly's second-most-visited tourist attraction, behind just the Liberty Bell.
200
_ was the first President to live in the White House
Who is John Adams? (He moved in in 1800)
200
The First Amendment to the Constitution gives us these 5 rights
What are: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
200
When it opened in 1874, which facility—the first of its kind in America—charged visitors 25 cents to see almost 1,000 animals?
What is the Philadelphia Zoo?
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From November 16 - 30, 1793, President George Washington lived in this rented home while Philadelphia remained under quarantine for yellow fever. Washington met with his cabinet here, and together, they conducted the nation's business and addressed issues of foreign policy. The following summer, President Washington returned with his family to enjoy the expansive gardens and orchards in this "fine airy place." In what Philadelphia neighborhood does this early Executive Mansion stand?
What is Germantown? This is the Germantown White House or the Deshler-Morris House.
300
King Philip's War occurred between 1675 and 1678 in this region of North America
What is New England?
300
This means "hidden river" in Dutch
What is "Schuylkill"
Schuylkill, which means “hidden river,” was named by Dutch settlers who discovered the river's mouth near the Delaware River's League Island in the early 1600s. Prior to that time, the river was called Ganoshowanna, meaning “falling water,” by the Lenape who lived in the area that is now West Philadelphia
400
Over ___ known enslaved individuals labored to build the White House and the Capitol Building
What is 200.
Construction on the President’s House began in 1792. The decision to place the capital on land ceded by two states that permitted slavery—Virginia and Maryland—ultimately influenced the acquisition of laborers to construct its public buildings. The commissioners for the District of Columbia, charged by Congress to build the new city under the direction of President George Washington, initially planned to import workers from Europe to meet their labor needs. However, response to recruitment was dismal and soon they turned to African Americans—enslaved and free, but primarily enslaved—to provide the bulk of labor that built the White House, the United States Capitol, and other early government buildings. Most of these enslaved laborers were hired out from slave owners from southern Maryland, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. on a contract basis.
400
Executive Order 9066, which declared the removal of all people of Japanese Ancestry from designated "military areas" in the United States was motivated, in part, by this event on December 7, 1941
What was the Japanese attack on the military base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
400
This 37 foot tall sculpture atop City Hall features what historical figure?
Who is William Penn.
For almost 90 years, an unwritten gentlemen's agreement forbade any building in the city from rising above the hat on the Penn statue. This agreement ended in 1985, when final approval was given to the Liberty Place complex. I
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Why were there sheep on the White House lawn during WWI?
During WWI, President Woodrow Wilson used the White House lawn to make a unique statement about his support for American troops — by having a flock of sheep graze on the grass.
What is, they were a highly visible symbol of home front support of the troops overseas.? The flock, which numbered 48 at its peak, saved manpower by cutting the grass and earned $52,823 for the Red Cross through an auction of their wool.
500
The Great Migration began in the period surrounding which World War?
What is WWI?
500
Before they were the Eagles what was the Philadelphia football team called?
What is the Frankford Yellow Jackets?
The Philadelphia Eagles are also one of the oldest NFL teams. Previously known as the Frankford Yellow Jackets, the team was one of ten professional football teams in 1931. It was in this year that Bert Bell and Lud Wray bought the team for $2,500 and renamed it the Eagles, in honor of the Eagle that graced posters from the National Recovery Act during FDR’s New Deal program.