Presidents on U.S. Currency
Explore the history and significance of presidents featured on United States banknotes and coins, examining the criteria for selection and the evolution of currency design.
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Presidents on U.S. Currency
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge. This worksheet assesses your understanding of the historical figures and decisions behind the depictions on U.S. currency.
1. Which U.S. President is featured on the obverse of the one-dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
2. The image below shows a United States one-hundred-dollar bill. Which historical figure is depicted on this currency?
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
3. The decision to place historical figures on U.S. currency is primarily made by the .
4. Andrew Jackson is featured on the twenty-dollar bill, a decision that has faced scrutiny due to his policies regarding .
5. All U.S. presidents depicted on currency were alive at the time their images were first placed on the bills or coins.
True
False
6. The design of U.S. currency has remained largely unchanged since its inception, with the same presidents consistently featured on the same denominations.
True
False
7. Discuss the historical significance of Abraham Lincoln's placement on the five-dollar bill, considering the context of his presidency and legacy.
8. Explain why non-presidential figures like Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin appear on U.S. currency, despite the topic being 'Presidents on Currency'.
Match each president with the U.S. currency denomination they are primarily featured on.
9. Thomas Jefferson
a. Quarter
10. George Washington
b. Nickel
11. Franklin D. Roosevelt
c. Dime
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