Here is a fun way to learn more about our former President, Andrew Jackson. Involve your students in an internet research project.
Here are the kid-friendly questions for them to look up. The answers can all be found on the Hermitage website, President Andrew Jackson’s former home.
Twenty questions
1. When and where was Andrew Jackson’s born? What was the month? What was the day? What was the year? Where was he born?
- Clue #1: Andrew Jackson’s Birthday
- Clue #2: Early Life
- Clue #3: Timeline
2. George Washington was our first president. Abraham Lincoln was our sixteenth president. Which president was Andrew Jackson? What years did Andrew Jackson serve?
- Clue: Timeline
3. In 1780 to 1781, which war did Andrew Jackson serve in? What three significant things happened to him during that war?
- Clue: Timeline
4. By studying the timeline of his life, list ten of the jobs that Andrew Jackson had before he became president of the United States?
- Clue: Timeline
5. Andrew Jackson served two terms as president. Who were his running mates?
- Clue: FAQs page on Hermitage website
6. On the ‘Did you know?’ page of the Hermitage website, fact #1 indicates a unique fact about Andrew Jackson that is not true about any of our other presidents? What was this key fact?
- Clue: Did You Know?
7. On the ‘Did you know?’ page of the Hermitage website, there are a few things that Andrew Jackson was the first to do or the first to have done to him. Write down five of the eight ‘firsts’ that you find most interesting as described on Facts #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9, and #10.
- Clue: Did You Know?
8. Who did Andrew Jackson marry?
- Clue: Andrew Jackson’s wife
9. Describe five things about the wife of Andrew Jackson that you find most interesting.
- Clue: Andrew Jackson’s wife
10. Describe five facts you find really interesting about the child or children Andrew Jackson had a hand in raising?
- Clue: Children
11. Study the timeline. What year did Andrew Jackson purchase the Hermitage? Where is it located?
- Clue #1: Clue: Timeline
- Clue #2: The Hermitage Home page
12. What year was the brick Hermitage mansion completed?
- Clue: Timeline
13. What bad thing happened to the Hermitage mansion? When did this happen?
- Clue: Timeline
14. What year was the Hermitage re-built?
- Clue: Timeline
15. What acts, tariffs, and bills did Andrew Jackson sign? List five.
- Clue: Timeline
16. As reported on the ‘Did You Know’ page, “Andrew Jackson exercised his veto power twelve times as President, more than all of his predecessors combined.”
Now, study the timeline. List the five vetoes you find most interesting.
- Clue: Timeline
17. Study the timeline. Describe at least five of the interactions he had with Indians (i.e., Native Americans).
- Clue: Timeline
18. Study the timeline. What five actions do you find most impressive about the time period that Andrew Jackson served as our president?
- Clue: Timeline
19. Study the timeline. What five actions do you find most disappointing, surprising, or thought-provoking about the time period that Andrew Jackson served as our president?
- Clue: Timeline
20. When did Andrew Jackson die?
- Clue: Timeline
Bonus question:
21. Which two storytellers told family-friendly spooky stories on the 20th and 27th of 2012 at the annual ‘Hauntings at the Hermitage’ in celebration of Halloween?
- Clue: See the picture or visit this page: Story tellers at 2012 ‘Hauntings at the Hermitage’
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- For more information about Professional Storyteller Debbie Dunn, please visit her website at http://moredunntales.com
- For more information about Professional Storyteller Marcia Donovan, please visit her website page at http://www.pclibrary.org/marciastoriestogo.html
- For more information about the annual Halloween event called ‘Hauntings at the Hermitage’, please visit http://www.thehermitage.com/events/Events1/Hauntings
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