All I Have is a $2 Bill

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All I Have is a 2 Bill

• A First Grade Adventure

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This is the front of a 2 bill. They are not
used much today.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson

• Born April 13, 1743 in Albermarle County,
  Virginia
• Died July 4, 1826 in Monticello in Virginia

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Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the
  United States.
• He began appearing on the 2 bill in 1928.
• He was a friend of Benjamin Franklin.
• He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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This is the back of a 1976 2 bill.
Signing of Declaration of Independence
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• The 2 bill has changed many times over the
  years.
• Why do you think that the artwork on the front or
  back of the 2 bills has changed?
• Who decides what artwork to put on money?

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This is the back of a 1963 2 bill.
Monticello Jeffersons home
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This is the front of a 1928 2 bill.
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This is the back of a 1928 2 bill.
Monticello Jeffersons home.
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Money can be used to buy things we want.
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We use money to help celebrate holidays.
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This is the front of a 1918 2 bill.
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This is the back of a 1918 2 bill.
Battleship
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Will their 2 bill look like ours?
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The 2 Bill

• Through the years, people did not like using the
  2 bill.
• Why do you think people did not want to use it?

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This is the front of an 1898 2 silver
certificate.
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This is the back of an1898 2 silver certificate.
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Would you pay 2 to see him perform?
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This is the front of an1891 2 silver
certificate.
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This is the back of an1891 2 silver certificate.
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Alan Sheppard earned 2.35 for his first flight
into space.
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This is the front of an 1880 2 note.
U.S. Capitol Building
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This is the back of an 1874 2 note.
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Could 2 worth of peanuts make these elephants
happy?
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This is the front of an 1862 2 note.
Alexander Hamilton
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This is the back of an 1862 2 note.
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• On April 13, 1976, on Jeffersons birthday, the
  2 bill was again printed for people to use.
• The government hoped that people would choose the
  2 bill instead of using the 1 bill.
• Why would the government want people to use the
  2 bill?

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• Our government wanted people to use the 2 bill
  because it hoped to print half as many 1 bills.
  This would save the government time and money by
  printing fewer bills.

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Money is used to help others.
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This shows the cost of meals at a boarding house
in 1877.
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What can these children buy with 2?
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• What can you do with 2?