President of the United States/Worksheets/Worksheet 1

Return to Election Years are Leap Years.

Leap Years
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?
 * 2) What year was the US Constitution ratified?
 * 3) What year was the first US Presidential Election?
 * 4) Who was the first US President?
 * 5) Which past election years are not actually leap years?
 * 6) What election year occurred during the Civil War?
 * 7) Who was elected President during the Civil War?
 * 8) What year did the Civil War end?
 * 9) Who was President when final hostilities ceased?

The Timeline
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