5 great homework questions ... and answers
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We love this question. Lincoln did much to transform the country. Along with his Civil War leadership and the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln signed an act launching development of the transcontinental railroad. Another law granted each state public land that was to be sold to pay for colleges specializing in agriculture, mechanics and military tactics. Read more here.
2. As a lawyer, did Francis Scott Key prosecute abolitionists?
We all know Key as the author of the Star Spangled Banner. But he had a full life. President Andrew Jackson appointed him U.S. District Attorney in Washington in 1833. And yes, he did prosecute a white doctor who had brought abolitionist literature into the city. Read the story here.
This is a straightforward question – or is it? Eight presidents were born in Virginia; seven were born in Ohio. But somehow, Ohio routinely claims eight presidents (including William Henry Harrison, who was definitely born in Virginia). Read about it here.
4. What was the age of the youngest president?
We’ve received this question in several forms: How old was Teddy R (Roosevelt) when sworn in? Was the youngest president John Kennedy? The two situations are different. Roosevelt had been a vice president and was sworn in at 42 after the death of William McKinley. Kennedy was elected and took the oath of office when he was 43 years old. Here is the full story.
The Sugar Act stepped up Great Britain's enforcement of a 1733 tax on sugar and molasses products and triggered the first of what would be a series of protests against taxes and other measures imposed on the Colonies. Read the story here.
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