Remembering a Forgotten U.S. President

According to the text, who was the second U.S. president?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• John Quincy Adams

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CCSS.RI.5.1

The text presents two sides of an argument about building a monument for John Adams. Which of the following supports the building of a monument?

• The National Mall is already overcrowded with memorials and statues.

• John Adams does not deserve a memorial because he imprisoned some people when they disagreed with him.

• A new monument would spoil the Malls beautiful views.

• John Adams helped the British colonies with the American Revolutionary War and established the form of government of the United States.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.9A

Read the "What Did John Adams Do?" section. Based on the facts listed in this section, what can you conclude about John Adams?

• John Adams is the most famous U.S. president from the Revolutionary War

• Jon Adams held a lot of important positions in the American Government.

• John Adams wanted to be the first president of the U.S. but lost.

• John Adams has not accomplished enough to have a monument.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.W.5.9A

Based on the text, how would historian Richard Rosenfeld most likely describe John Adams?

• kind

• cruel

• important

• jealous

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CCSS.RI.5.1

What is this text mostly about?

• arguments about what an Adams monument should look like

• arguments about whether or not John Adams had a son

• arguments about whether a monument for John Adams should be built

• arguments about whether or not Adams was actually the second president

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Read these sentences from the text.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were the first and third U.S. presidents, monuments in Washington, D.C., Honor both men.

As used in the text, what does the word "honor" mean?

• Hide

• Recognize

• Forget

• Share

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Historian Edward Smith thinks that Adams deserves a memorial on the Mall, ______ critics say that there are already too many memorials and statues.

• after

• yet

• because

• so

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

According to the text, what is one difference between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.6

Based on the text, why does historian Edward Smith think that the mall would be the best place for an Adams monument? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A