Virtual field trip to
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington, DC
Brian G. Miller, Eckhart Alternative School

 
 
NAME: ________________________________ DATE: ___________________________
SUBJECT: ______________________________ SECTION: ________________________

 
 
Historical facts
While on your virtual field trip, click on the section marked "facts" to answer the following questions.
1.  In 1790, George Washington signed an Act of Congress declaring that the federal government would reside where?
 
 

2.  What is the address of the residence?

3.  In what year did construction begin on the White House and in what year did it end?

4.  Who was the first president to live in the White House?

5.  List three other names the White House went by before being given its current name in 1901?

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Cabinet Room
While on your virtual field trip, click on the section marked "Cabinet Room" to answer the following questions.
1.  In what year was this room completed and what is the room used for?
 

2.  Provide one fact about this room that you found particularly intersting and explain why you found this fact interesting?
 
 

 
The Oval Office
While on your virtual field trip, click on the section marked "Oval Office" to answer the following questions.
1.  What purpose does this room serve?
 

2.  What features of this room remain constant?
 
 

3.  How did President Bush modify the room to suit his tastes?
 

 
Room Search
While on your virtual field trip, search through the rooms listed, by clicking on their names, to find the room that matches each of the following descriptions.
1.  This room serves as an entrance to the White House from the South Grounds for the family and for ambassadors arriving.
 

2.  This room was designated by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in 1917 to display the growing collection of White House china.
 

3.  This room served mainly as a laundry area until Theodore Roosevelt's renovation of the Ground Floor in 1902, when it   was designated a "Gentlemen's Ante-Room".
 

4.  President Roosevelt used this room to plan out strategy in World War II.
 

5.  This room seats 140 guests and is used for formal dinners.
 

6.  This room was refurbished during the Kennedy administration.
 

7.  This room was designated by architect James Hoban as the "Public Audience Room." 
 

8.  This room is sometimes referred to as the Gold Room.
 
 

When you have completed your field trip, turn your data sheet into your teacher and begin work on your post field trip activity.