Attending to the Fam

Mathematics and Attending to the Farm 1. How high was the fence around the vegetable and fruit gardens at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Monticello? __________________ 2. How long was Thomas Jefferson’s vegetable garden? __________ 3. This garden was divided into ______ “approximate” squares. 4. Describe the three set classification factors for the garden.__________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. Define “ferme orne’e”. _____________________________________ 6. Name two other gardens that were established at Monticello. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 7. Mr. Jefferson had 5 outlying farms covering ____ acres. 8. It was said Thomas Jefferson could ride on horseback “without fatigue ____________________________,” and sometimes ______________ ________________________________________________________. 9. Mr. Jefferson invented a tool that he claimed was “mathematically demonstrated to be perfect.” The name of this tool was __________________________. 10. It was the job of this tool to ________________________________.