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Word Problems

1. The area of the U.S. Capitol is 175,170 square feet and the floor area is 16 and 1/2 acres.  How much of the floor area does it cover?  1 acre = 43,560 sq. ft.

2. If the U.S. Capitol has been here for 213 years and Lincoln was there for 22 years.  How many years, in a percent, was Lincoln there? (Round to the tenths place) 

3. Using the map start at the U.S. Capitol and go southwest then follow a       little ways down Maryland Ave. before going south. Where are you?

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Scavenger  Hunt

Use the following link to answer the questions:

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc76.htm

1. When was the cornerstone was laid by President Washington?

2. What troops set fire to the building during the War of 1812? 

3. Under the direction of J. George Stewart, the appointed Architect of the Capitol, the East front extension added 102 more rooms when?

4. Today, the Capitol covers a ground area of ______ square feet and has a floor area of about 16.5 acres.

5. Where is The Capitol is located?

6. When is the Capitol closed?

Answers to Scavenger  Hunt

Use the following link to answer the questions:

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc76.htm

1. Today the U.S. Capitol stands today as a monument to the American people and their government.  
2. A competition suggested by the Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and President George Washington that would award $900 and a city lot.
3. The cornerstone was laid by President Washington on September 18, 1793. 
4. On August 24, 1814, British troops set fire to the building during the Civil War.
5. The work on the dome and extensions was completed in 1868 under Frederick Law Olmsted.

Answers to Fact or Fiction

            Since it has been built the U.S. Capitol has been changing especially in the 20th century.  From 1959 to 1960 the East front extension added 102 more rooms under the direction of J. George Stewart.  Sometime during this construction the stonework changed from sandstone to Georgia marble.  Then in the 1970s, after a public protest, they expanded the West Front.  From then until now everyone has been trying to strengthen and preserve the building.  Today the Capitol’s ground area covers 175,170 square feet, or four acres, and has a floor area about 16.5 acres.  On the Capitol’s floor area there is 365 steps, 540 rooms, 658 windows (108 in the dome) and 850 doorways.  The length, from north to south, is 751 feet 4 inches and the greatest width is 350 feet.

            The Capitol is a museum of American art and history.  It is still actively used by congress.  It is divided into five levels.  The first floor holds all the different committee rooms.  Then the second floor holds the Chambers of the House of Representatives.  The third floor allows visitors to go through the galleries and watch the proceedings of the House and the Senate when Congress is in session.  Offices, committee rooms, and press galleries occupy the rest of the third floor.  Occupying the fourth floor, and the basement/terrace level, is more offices, machinery rooms, workshops, and other support areas occupy the fourth floor.

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Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. 718,740 square feet   
2. 10.3%      
3.  USBG Conservatory

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. September 18, 1793

2. British

3. From 1959 to 1960.

4. 175,170

5.  On Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall

6. Sundays, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

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1. True
2. False, They would award $500.
3. True
4. False, It was the War of 1812.
5. False, It was Edward Clark

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Citation

Washington D.C. A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. U.S. Government. 07 Feb. 2006 <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc76.htm>.