Fact #1: These seven men are the principle Founding Fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison. Who were considered the Founding Fathers of America? Although the list of members can expand and contract in response to political pressures and ideological prejudices […]
Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. What are 3 of Harriet Tubman […]
Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was the most famous conductor for the Underground Railroad. Who is the leader of the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), a renowned leader in the Underground Railroad movement, established the Home for the Aged in 1908. Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman gained her […]
On December 18, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment was adopted as part of the United States Constitution. The amendment officially abolished slavery, and immediately freed more than 100,000 enslaved people, from Kentucky to Delaware. The language used in the Thirteenth Amendment was taken from the 1787 Northwest Ordinance. How was slavery […]
Harriet Tubman, perhaps the most well-known conductor of the Underground Railroad, helped hundreds of runaway slaves escape to freedom. Who helped other slaves escape? HARRIET TUBMANHARRIET TUBMAN – The Best-Known Figure in UGR History Harriet Tubman is perhaps the best-known figure related to the underground railroad. She made by some […]
He personally provided room and board for many Africans who escaped slavery and stopped in Philadelphia on their way to Canada. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery’s Vigilance Committee, he raised funds to assist runaways and arrange their passage to the North. How did […]
To escape slavery, light-skinned Ellen Craft disguised herself as a male enslaver. Her husband, William, who was darker skinned, posed as her valet. They successfully traveled to the North, and eventually to England, where they published a narrative recounting their lives in slavery and their daring escape. When did William […]
Benjamin Rush. Benjamin Rush, the medical doctor and Founding Father, took after the Renaissance-man civic participation of his mentor, Benjamin Franklin. He is the lesser-known Founding Father from Philadelphia named Benjamin — the one whose face does not grace the $100 bill. Who is considered the forgotten Founding Father? Born […]
A new chapter in American history opened as the Thirteenth Amendment, passed in January of 1865, was implemented. It abolished slavery in the United States, and now, with the end of the war, four million African Americans were free. What event actually freed all of the slaves? President Abraham Lincoln […]
The common schools movement was the effort to fund schools in every community with public dollars, and is thus heralded as the start of systematic public schooling in the United States. The movement was begun by Horace Mann, who was elected secretary of the newly founded Massachusetts Board of Education […]
Among the Founding Fathers, 35 of the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were lawyers or had legal training. How many US presidents have been lawyers? Most people are surprised to learn that eight lawyer-presidents did so. In addition to Harrison and Taft, the advo-cates were John […]
Edward Rutledge. Two future presidents, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, were among the signatories. Edward Rutledge (age 26) was the youngest signer, and Benjamin Franklin (age 70) was the oldest signer. Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration How old was he? There was a 44-year age difference between […]
America’s Founders believed deeply that education was integral to the survival and success of the republican experiment they created, which has resulted in unprecedented and unduplicated progress and prosperity, and the longest-lasting Constitution of government in the history of the world. Why was education so important in the early republic? […]
11 Study Guide Question Answer John Tyler became president because President Harrison had died. Who was not a favorite son candidate in the 1824 election? William H. Crawford Which president was raised in poverty by his mother? Andrew Jackson Who won the 1824 presidential election? John Quincy Adams Which US […]
President John Quincy Adams. Did you know President John Quincy Adams had a pet alligator? He kept it in a bathtub in the East Room of the White House. But President Adams wasn’t the only commander-in-chief with an unusual pet. Which US president has a pet alligator? President John Quincy […]