Welcome back to this brand new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History!
On this day in American History, January 2, 1974, President Richard Milhous Nixon imposed the 55 miles per hour speed limit. It became federal law that the maximum speed limit throughout the United States was 55 miles per hour.
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January 2 – 55 mph Speed Limit Law
On January 2, 1974, President Richard Milhous Nixon imposed the 55 miles per hour speed limit. Since it was a federal law, it applied to all of the United States.
To do:
1.) Find out and write your answers:
- What is the difference between a federal law and a state law?
- What is the process to create a law in your state? Write the process in Numbered List form.
- What is the process to create a federal law that applies to all 50 states in the Union? Write the process in Numbered List form.
2.) Write a paragraph giving your opinion: Do you think the 55 mph speed limit is fair to U.S. citizens? Why or why not?
If you are new to On This Day in American History
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Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full January Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the January events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the January Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
You can purchase that here:
On This Day in American History: January 1 – Emancipation Proclamation
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