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1.13. Estates and Houses
Name the president who was the owner of the home or estate he called ...
1. The Hermitage.
2. The Little White House.
3. Peacefield.
4. Monticello.
5. Montpielier.
6. Mount Vernon.
7. Oak Hill.
8. Rancho del Cielo.
9. Sagamore Hill.
10. Sherwood Forest.

ANSWERS to Section 1.13.
1.13. Estates and Houses
Name the president who was the owner of the home or estate he called ...
1. The Hermitage. Andrew Jackson [AP 515].
2. The Little White House. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home in Warm Springs, Georgia where he stayed while undergoing treatment for polio and where he died in 1945 [AP 524]. [disability]
3. Peacefield. John Adams [AP 512].
4. Monticello. Thomas Jefferson [AP 513].
5. Montpielier. James Madison [AP 513-514].
6. Mount Vernon. George Washington [AP 2,3].
7. Oak Hill. James Monroe. The house was designed by Thomas Jefferson. Monroe retired there, but later had to give it up due to financial problems. [AP 514].
8. Rancho del Cielo. Ronald Reagan’s 688 acre ranch in the mountains near Santa Barbara, California. "Rancho del Cielo" means "Ranch in the Sky." [SO 137-138]
9. Sagamore Hill. Theodore Roosevelt [AP 522].
10. Sherwood Forest. John Tyler so named his retirement home because he considered himself to be a “political outlaw” [AP 516].
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