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Worksheet 1: Leap Years (Answer Sheet)
[edit | edit source]In this exercise, we begin to create a timeline, which is initially built on Leap Years. Using the table below, begin with the year 1776 and write down the date of every fourth year until a date is in every cell.
On the surface, we simply have a long list of numbers, but with a few basic facts, we can add meaning and relevance to a list of leap years.
- What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? -1776
- What year was the US Constitution ratified? -1788.
- What year was the first US Presidential Election? -1789.
- Who was the first US President? -George Washington.
- Which past election years are not actually leap years? -1800 & 1900. And 1789, too.
- What election year occurred during the Civil War? -1864.
- Who was elected President during the Civil War? -Abraham Lincoln.
- What year did the Civil War end? -1865.
- Who was President when final hostilities ceased? -Andrew Johnson.
| # | Year | President Elect | Info |
| 1. | 1776 | Declaration of Independence | |
| 2. | 1780 | ||
| 3. | 1784 | ||
| 4. | 1788 | 1789: George Washington | US Constitution |
| 5. | 1792 | ||
| 6. | 1796 | ||
| 7. | 1800 | Not a Leap Year | |
| 8. | 1804 | ||
| 9. | 1808 | ||
| 10. | 1812 | ||
| 11. | 1816 | ||
| 12. | 1820 | ||
| 13. | 1824 | ||
| 14. | 1828 | ||
| 15. | 1832 | ||
| 16. | 1836 | ||
| 17. | 1840 | ||
| 18. | 1844 | ||
| 19. | 1848 | ||
| 20. | 1852 | ||
| 21. | 1856 | ||
| 22. | 1860 | ||
| 23. | 1864 | Abraham Lincoln | Election during Civil War |
| 24. | 1868 | ||
| 25. | 1872 | ||
| 26. | 1876 | ||
| 27. | 1880 | ||
| 28. | 1884 | ||
| 29. | 1888 | ||
| 30. | 1892 | ||
| 31. | 1896 | ||
| 32. | 1900 | Not a Leap Year | |
| 33. | 1904 | ||
| 34. | 1908 | ||
| 35. | 1912 | ||
| 36. | 1916 | ||
| 37. | 1920 | ||
| 38. | 1924 | ||
| 39. | 1928 | ||
| 40. | 1932 | ||
| 41. | 1936 | ||
| 42. | 1940 | ||
| 43. | 1944 | ||
| 44. | 1948 | ||
| 45. | 1952 | ||
| 46. | 1956 | ||
| 47. | 1960 | ||
| 48. | 1964 | ||
| 49. | 1968 | ||
| 50. | 1972 | ||
| 51. | 1976 | ||
| 52. | 1980 | ||
| 53. | 1984 | ||
| 54. | 1988 | ||
| 55. | 1992 | ||
| 56. | 1996 | ||
| 57. | 2000 | This was a Leap Year. | |
| 58. | 2004 | ||
| 59. | 2008 | Barack Obama | Recent Election |
| 60. | 2012 | Next Election | |
| 61. | 2016 |