Name ______________________

The White House  

  http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/facts.html
 

1.  Click on Site above.  Who picked the site of Washington D.C.?
2.  Who designed the new city (Washington D. C.)?
3.  What country burned the White House in 1814?
4.  What year did the work on the White House begin?
5.  Which president first lived in the White House?

6.  Fill in the information below using this website
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/tour/ .

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/alphabetical.html

8. Select one former president and write about him
 

Name of president
When and where was he born?
What years was he president?
Write two things that happened to the country during the time he was president.

Other Washington D.C. Sites

  http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/linmem.html

9. Click on the above site next to view the Lincoln Memorial.  What is the style of the building?
 

 http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/smith.html

10. Click on the above sites, The Smithsonian Museum.

     What is another name for this building?  _________________