NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER PRESENTS STUDENT EDITION David Barton andNita Thomason Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois Visit Tyndale’s exciting Web site at www.tyndale.com TYNDALE and Tyndale’s quill logo are registered trademarks of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Video Produced by Coldwater Media “Drive Thru History America” is a trademark of Coldwater Media, LLC. Curriculum Produced by National Day of Prayer Task Force and Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. © MMVI National Day of Prayer Task Force Drive Thru History America: Foundations of Character Student Edition Drive Thru History America: Foundations of Character Homeschool Edition Copyright © 2006 by National Day of Prayer Task Force. All rights reserved. Cover photo copyright © 2006 by National Day of Prayer. All rights reserved. Designed by Joseph Sapulich Edited by Stephanie Voiland Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked KJV are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. H1 Hummer® is a registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. Permission is granted to reproduce content from Drive Thru History America: Foundations of Character for classroom use only. School Curriculum Kit: ISBN-13: 978-1-4143-1205-7 ISBN-10: 1-4143-1205-9 Homeschool Curriculum Kit: ISBN-13: 978-1-4143-1183-8 ISBN-10: 1-4143-1183-4 Student Edition: ISBN-13: 978-1-4143-1204-0 ISBN-10: 1-4143-1204-0 Printed in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Introduction vii Time Line viii Lesson 1: Faith and Freedom 1 Lesson 2: Benjamin Franklin 15 Lesson 3: Dr. Benjamin Rush 31 Lesson 4: George Washington 47 Lesson 5: Benjamin Banneker 63 Lesson 6: Haym Salomon 75 Lesson 7: Abigail Adams 87 Lesson 8: Noah Webster 99 Lesson 9: John Quincy Adams 113 Introduction Introduction Like the Pilgrims in the early days the map, you will enter school zones of our country, you are embarking designed to pace your journey and on an adventure—a drive through help you avoid dead-end streets. Your American history. As you cruise route will lead you down highways along this journey, you will meet where you can investigate the many historical figures who paved worldview of our nation’s Founders the way to freedom. Looking in and examine your own views as you your rearview mirror, you will map out the route you will travel. read about the experiences of their So put the key in your ignition, youth. You will pass by historical fasten your seat belt, and get ready markers highlighting major to Drive Thru History America! contributions made by these men and women, and the tolls they willingly paid along the way. During your travels, you will have opportunities to examine the personal character of eight key players in this historical drama. At roadside stops, you will ponder your own quest, and you will also dodge your own roadblocks. As you follow vii Time Line Time Line 1500 1534 King Henry VIII demands that all English people be members of the Church of England 1600 1620 Pilgrims travel to America on the Mayflower 1621 Pilgrims and Wampanoag hold a Thanksgiving celebration 1630 Puritans found Massachusetts Bay Colony 1700 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706 –1790) 1710 1720 1730 BENJAMIN BANNEKER (1731–1806) GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732–1799) 1740 HAYM SALOMON (1740 –1785) ABIGAIL ADAMS (1744 –1818) BENJAMIN RUSH (1745 –1813) 1750 NOAH WEBSTER (1758 –1843) 1760 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767–1848) 1770 1776 Muhlenberg and 300 local men enlist in the Virginia regiment 1780 viii Benjamin Franklin Abigail Adams (1706–1790) (1744–1818) 1732 publishes Poor Richard’s Almanack 1764 marries John Adams 1746–52 conducts electricity experiments 1775 sends letters reporting on the Revolutionary War 1776 signs Declaration of Independence 1776 lobbies against slavery and for women’s 1778 negotiates treaties with France rights 1787 attends Constitutional Convention 1784–85 reunites with John overseas while he works in foreign relations with England and France 1800 becomes the first woman to live in the Benjamin Banneker White House in Washington DC (1731–1806) 1737 becomes joint landowner 1753 builds wooden clock Benjamin Rush 1789 correctly predicts solar eclipse (1745–1813) 1791 surveys land for Washington DC 1760 graduates from Princeton College 1792 publishes his first almanac 1768 receives medical degree 1776 signs Declaration of Independence 1777 serves as physician general of the George Washington Continental Army (1732–1799) 1793 gives medical care during Philadelphia’s yellow fever epidemic 1753 goes on a diplomatic mission to the French 1754 begins serving as a colonel in the French and Indian War Noah Webster 1775 is named commander in chief of the Continental Army (1758–1843) 1777 leaves Yale to join the local militia 1787 serves as president of the Constitutional Convention 1778 begins teaching career 1789 is elected first president of the 1783 publishes The Blue-Back Speller United States 1785 embarks on his book tour 1828 completes the first American dictionary Haym Salomon (1740–1785) 1772 moves from Poland to New York John Quincy Adams 1778 is sentenced by British to die for (1767–1848) treason 1777 travels to France with his father 1782 buys subscriptions in the National 1825 becomes America’s sixth president Bank 1830 is elected to the House of 1781–84 loans over $200,000 to United States Representatives 1785 dies virtually penniless, holding 1841 defends Africans who seized the ship $353,000 in almost worthless Amistad certificates of indebtedness and Continental currency 1846 gets bill approved creating Smithsonian Institution ix Lesson 1: Faith and Freedom Lesson 1: Faith and Freedom the Delphi, at Great. the Hill, Faith and Freedom the Delphi, at Great. Lesson 1:the Hill, Questions to Ask Yourself Did You Know . ? throughout This Unit During a battle in the French and On what foundations did Indian War, four bullets pierced the the Founding Fathers coat of Colonel George Washington base the new nation? and two horses were shot under him, How did the Founders but he escaped without a wound. understand the relationship Haym Salomon, a Jewish immigrant between church and state? from Poland, loaned his own money What worldview guided to support the Revolutionary cause, the Founders as they and Congress designated him created a government “financier of the revolution.” for the new nation? The first woman to live in the White Can freedom flourish House, Abigail Adams, was both a without faith? wife and mother of U.S. presidents. Thomas Jefferson, although not a mainstream Christian, considered Jesus the most important philosopher to have ever lived. 1 Drive Thru History America: Foundations of Character Fasten Your Seat Belt American experiment. The Pilgrims On September 17, 1796, President understood and first demonstrated that George Washington delivered a speech religion and morality were inseparable known as his Farewell Address. In it, he from civil society. They laid the original emphasized two foundations, or “pillars,” foundations for what has become the upon which this nation was built. world’s most successful civil government. They had a greater purpose—one that was beyond themselves. They believed “I believe that religion is the only solid base of they were part of a larger story. morals and that morals are the only possible support of free governments.” A Look in the Rearview Mirror Gouverneur Morris, signer and penman of the Constitution The Pilgrims of Plymouth In 1534, a new law made King Henry VIII the leader of the church in England; What were these foundations—these it also required all English people to be critical supports? The first and primary members of the Church of England (the pillar was religion, and the second was Anglican church), over which Henry morality, which Washington said was a had just become the absolute authority. product of the first. Virtually all of the Many objected to being members of that Founding Fathers consistently declared Church or being expected to worship that these two elements were vital in a certain way; they believed that the for continued political success. In his Bible specified other ways of worship Farewell Address, Washington said: as well. Those who objected became known as “Dissenters.” As punishment Of all the dispositions [viewpoints] for refusing to worship the way he and habits which lead to political mandated, Henry burned the Dissenters prosperity, religion and morality are at the stake or beheaded them. When indispensable supports. Henry’s daughter Elizabeth became queen, she took his position as head of He went on to say that no one the Church and continued his policy who tried to overthrow religion that all citizens attend Anglican services and morality could claim to be only. Those who disobeyed were fined, patriotic. He considered religion imprisoned, exiled, or executed. and morality to be “great pillars of There were two major groups of human happiness . firmest props Dissenters. Some tried to purify the of the duties of men and citizens.” Church of England to remove the We must flash back to the beginning, corruption and help it better align with to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation, the teachings of the Scriptures. This in order to understand the key to the group became known as the Puritans. 2 Lesson 1: Faith and Freedom the Delphi, at Great. the Hill, Others decided that it could not be who is a temporary resident on earth, purified—that the corruption was too traveling through life on a journey deep and the persecution too severe. to his or her real home in heaven.