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Get a pencil and use the grid below to draw the picture as shown. The grids will help you line Who everything up. Keep practicing and having fun! was John TyTylerler??

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ohn Tyler isn’t remem- bered as a great president. In fact, J some people don’t even remember he was pres- MCN ident! But he has some family members who are still around and are working to make sure Activity: Make your own family tree his legacy is a good one. Put your name at the bottom of a piece of paper. Just above your Tyler’s life name, put your parents’ names, one on each side. Above your mother’s name, put her parents’ names. Above your father’s John Tyler was born name, put his parents’ names. Do the same for each of your in 1790, just a few years grandparents, and if you know the names of your great-grand- after the United States parents, keep going up the chart. became a country. Tyler was elected vice If you have a stepparent, you president in 1840 with Presi- can include them on your tree dent William Henry Harri- however you like. Or son, but Harrison had a very if you live with just Watch Drawing with Mark! short presidency. He died one parent, just a month after he took two moms, • Check your local listings at office, so Tyler became presi- two dads, a www.DrawingwithMark.com dent then. Other vice presi- grandparent or • Find the award-winning “Drawing with Mark” dents have become president someone else, DVD episodes at Amazon.com and when presidents have died, you can adjust www.moviezyng/DWM.aspx but John Tyler served longer your tree how- than any other person to do ever you want. so, serving from 1841 to 1845. Be creative! Tyler set another presi- FREEPIK dential record, too: He had WORD FIND more children than any other president. He had eight slave owner and fought son Lyon was born in 1853 John Children children with his first wife, against things his politi- and also had children late in Tyler Slavery Letitia, and when she died, he cal party wanted. Some life. His son, Harrison, is in President Lyon married a woman named Julia people actually tried to his 90s and still alive today. Vice Politics and had seven more. When get him impeached, which And some of his other fam- Harrison Legacy his youngest child was born, is a process that can pos- ily members are working to he was 70 years old, a year sibly get somebody educate the people of today before he died. This became kicked out of office. about things their ancestor really important to his legacy. But because of his chil- didn’t know or didn’t agree dren, he has an interesting with. They maintain the Tyler’s legacy legacy. Even though he was plantation house where Tyler born more than 200 years lived and are working to use Tyler was not a popu- ago, he has a grandchild still it to educate people about lar president. He was a alive today. John Tyler’s why slavery was a bad idea.

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