President’s Day

What do you think Americans do on

President’s Day?
 The truth about
President’s Day…
We don’t
really
celebrate it.
Americans have
the day off.
No school, no work
Some schools
have a whole
week off.
Mini trivia
Guess the correct answer to the
question.
How many presidents has the U.S. had?

1. 46
2. 56
3. 66
Which is NOT a requirement to be a U.S. president?

1. Be a U.S.
citizen from
birth
2. Be born in the
U.S.
3. Be at least 35
years old
What is one job of the U.S. president?

1. Create laws
2. Lead the army
3. Be a judge
 Timeline:
Order the event cards
from first to last.
The Answer
• 1789- George Washington becomes the first president of the United States.
• 1830- President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act and sends the U.S. Army to
violently kick Native American tribes off their land.
• 1837- President Martin Van Buren is elected. He is the first president to be born in the United
States.
• 1863- President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which frees enslaved
people.
• 1872- President Ulysses S. Grant creates the first national park (Yellowstone) in the U.S. Because of
this, the government pushed out Native Americans who were living in Yellowstone.
• 1889- President Benjamin Harrison is elected, and becomes the first president to live in the White
House with electricity.
• 1913- President Wilson involves the U.S. into World War I in order to "make the world safe for
democracy."
• 1924- President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act, giving rights to Native Americans.
The Answer
• 1933- President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected. He will bring America out of the Great
Depression and lead the U.S. in World War II.
• 1945- President Harry Truman orders the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
• 1963- President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in a parade.
• 1964- President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination
of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
• 1979- President Jimmy Carter signs an act to create the U.S. Department of Education. The
department administers public schools across the U.S.
• 1998- President Bill Clinton is impeached for lying about his inappropriate relationship with a
White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.
• 2001- President George W. Bush announces a "War on Terror" after the 9/11 attacks.
• 2009- President Barack Obama is elected and becomes the first Black president of the U.S.
Discussion
(Think-Pair-Share)
 What is the job of a
president, in your opinion?
What is the worst
thing a president
can do?
If you were
president,
what would
you do?
If I were president, I would…