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Washington, DC, History for Kids chronicles the rich and fascinating history of our nations capital. Its first years were difficultin 1814 the British invaded and burned the White House, the Treasury Building, and the Half-built Capitol Buildingyet the city survived and flourished. During the next two centuries, District residents endured the Civil War at the front lines, witnessed the assassinations of two presidents, erected national monuments, and strove to overcome the citys shameful racial segregation.
This lively history also includes a time line, a list of online resources, and 21 engaging hands-on activities. Kids will: gather items for a cornerstone time capsule, take a walking tour of the national mall, research family history through the National Archives, design a memorial for a favorite president, plant a cherry tree, and more.
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Copyright 2016 by Richard Panchyk
All rights reserved
First edition
Published by Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
814 North Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
ISBN 978-1-61373-006-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Panchyk, Richard, author.
Title: Washington, DC, history for kids : the making of a capital city with 21 activities / Richard Panchyk.
Description: First edition. | Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Age 9 and up.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016011375 (print) | LCCN 2016011489 (ebook) | ISBN 9781613730065 (pbk. edition) | ISBN 9781613730072 (PDF edition) | ISBN 9781613730096 (EPUB edition) | ISBN 9781613730089 ( Kindle edition)
Subjects: LCSH: Washington (D.C.)HistoryJuvenile literature. | Creative activities and seat work.
Classification: LCC F194.3 .P34 2016 (print) | LCC F194.3 (ebook) | DDC 975.3dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016011375
Cover and interior design: Monica Baziuk
Cover images: (front cover, clockwise from upper right) Capitol Building, Shutterstock/Orhan Cam; cherry blossom, Shutterstock/AVprophoto; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Shutterstock/Gang Liu; burning of Washington by the British in 1814, courtesy Library of Congress; Metro station, Shutterstock/Sean Pavone; civil rights marchers in Washington in 1963, courtesy Library of Congress; Lincoln Memorial, Shutterstock/Timothy Michael Morgan; early plan for the capital, courtesy Library of Congress; (back cover, clockwise from upper right) Civil War camp near the capital, courtesy Library of Congress; Dulles Airport, courtesy Library of Congress; Capitol Building in 1834, courtesy Library of Congress Interior images courtesy Library of Congress unless otherwise indicated Activity illustrations: Jim Spence
Printed in the United States of America
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To the people of Washington City
Contents 
Time Line 
1608 |
| Captain John Smith is the first European to explore the Washington area |
1660s |
| First European settlers arrive |
1748 |
| Bellhaven is founded; soon to become Alexandria |
1751 |
| Georgetown is founded |
1789 |
| George Washington becomes the first president of the United States |
1790 |
| The Potomac is selected as the site for the future capital of the United States |
1791 |
| Pierre LEnfant begins to lay out the new city |
1792 |
| Cornerstone of the White House is laid |
1793 |
| Cornerstone of the Capitol is laid |
1800 |
| US government officially moves to Washington |
1814 |
| British burn Washington during the War of 1812 |
1816 |
| St. Johns Church is built |
1820s |
| Rebuilt and expanded Capitol is completed |
1844 |
| Cannon explodes aboard the warship Princeton |
1846 |
| District of Columbia loses part of its area, is no longer diamond shaped |
1848 |
| Construction of the Washington Monument begins |
1855 |
| Smithsonian Castle is completed |
1861 |
| Civil War starts and troops begin to amass in Washington |
1863 |
| New Capitol dome is completed |
1865 |
| Civil War ends |
| President Lincoln is assassinated | |
1872 |
| Parking Commission is created to beautify Washington |
1888 |
| Washington Monument is opened to the public |
1912 |
| 3,020 cherry trees arrive as a gift from Japan |
1922 |
| Lincoln Memorial is completed |
1943 |
| Jefferson Memorial is dedicated |
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