General I - Sheet1 Flashcards
When was JFK assassinated?
November 22nd, 1963
What are dimes, nickels, and quarters made of?
Copper and nickel
What is on the penny and why?
Abraham Lincoln | Union Shield
In honor of his 100th birthday, Abraham Lincoln was put on the penny in 1909. The 13 stripes on the Union Shield represent the original 13 states and includes the national motto “E Pluribus Unum” meaning “Out of many, one”
What was the first and controversial portrait on US currency?
Abraham Lincoln on the penny in 1909. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, “A strong feeling had prevailed against using portraits on our coins, but public sentiment stemming from the 100th anniversary celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birth proved stronger than the long standing prejudice.”
What is the Presidential Seal?
An eagle with an olive branch and 13 arrows
What is on the dime and why?
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Olive, oak, & torch
In the year of Roosevelt’s death (1946), his portrait was put on the dime to honor his presidency through the Great Depression and World War II. He also founded the March of the Dimes organization to fight polio, which he suffered from. A torch, olive branch and oak represent ideas, peace, strength, and liberty. It also features the national motto “E Pluribus Unum” meaning “Out of many, one”
Abraham Lincoln (1861-65)
16th President of the United States
John F. Kennedy (1961-63)
35th President of the United States
John Adams (1797-1801)
2nd President of the United States
From whence did the national motto “E Pluribus Unum” originate?
The phrase originated from the union of the original 13 colonies into a new single nation. That’s why the phrase has 13 letters!
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45)
32nd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson (1801-09)
3rd President of the United States
George Washington (1789-97)
1st President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09)
26th President of the United States
James Madison (1809-17)
4th President of the United States
What is on the half-dollar and why?
John F. Kennedy | The Presidential Seal
The idea of featuring JFK was conceived on the day of his assassination on November 22nd, 1963. The reverse features an eagle with olive branch and 13 arrows, the Presidential Seal
What is on the nickel and why?
Thomas Jefferson | Monticello
Thomas Jefferson was put on the Nickel in 1938, and his Virginia home “Monticello” on the reverse as well as the national motto “E Pluribus Unum” meaning “Out of many, one”
What is on the quarter and why?
George Washington | Presidential coat of arms
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth, George Washington was featured on the quarter in 1932. The back features the Presidential coat of arms, an eagle with outstretched wings, as well as the national motto “E Pluribus Unum”
16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln (1861-65)
35th President of the United States
John F. Kennedy (1961-63)
2nd President of the United States
John Adams (1797-1801)
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45)
3rd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson (1801-09)
1st President of the United States
George Washington (1789-97)
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09)
4th President of the United States
James Madison (1809-17)
