President of the United States/Worksheets/Worksheet 1.A

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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.

  1. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? -1776
  2. What year was the US Constitution ratified? -1788.
  3. What year was the first US Presidential Election? -1789.
  4. Who was the first US President? -George Washington.
  5. Which past election years are not actually leap years? -1800 & 1900. And 1789, too.
  6. What election year occurred during the Civil War? -1864.
  7. Who was elected President during the Civil War? -Abraham Lincoln.
  8. What year did the Civil War end? -1865.
  9. 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
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