History 8-2, Assignment One, The Washington Presidency

Asignment One

The Washington Presidency

Deadline, March 15, 160 points

What challenges did George Washington face?

How did his example shape the future of America?

Description

The first president of the United States set a powerful example for those who followed. He created precedents, or strong standard examples, that set the course for America for the next century.

The Constitution organized the national government, but just what that government would look like was, in many ways, left to George Washington.

He brought in advisers, or a Cabinet to help him run the new nation. Often the members of his Cabinet disagreed - strongly.

At the same time Europe was again being torn by war. How would this affect America?

This is the story of creating a nation.

Objectives

Students will identify and describe the steps Washington took to create a new and effective national government.

Essential questions

1. How did the precedents set by George Washington shape the United States of America?
2. How did the conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton affect the policies of George Washington’s administration?
3. How did George Washington’s policy of neutrality help America avoid war with European nations?
4. How George Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion differ from the national response to Shays’ Rebellion? What message did this send regarding the new government?

Special instructions

For this assignment, you need to create simple, accurate, answers to the topic questions shown in the printed copy.

Vocabulary

See the crossword puzzle vocabulary.

Rubric

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Links you will use with this assignment

Printed files

Click here to view a copy of the printed assignment.

Media files

Here is the link to online text chapter related to this assignment.

Click here for some great tips about writing a three paragraph essay.

Click here to view the PDF file of the Washington Presidency timeline we used in class.

Click here to view the PowerPoint we used in class about the Washington Presidency.

Click here to view the PowerPoint about the major events in the Washington administration.

Here is the link to the video we used in class about the Whiskey Rebellion.

Here is the link to the PowerPoint about events in the Washington Presidency we created in the classes on 3/09.

Here is the link to the PowerPoint about decisions and challenges Washington faced as President.

Here is the link to the PDF file we used in class about some of the questions George Washington faced in his presidency.

Online files

Whiskey Rebellion
One

Washington's Precedents
One

Jefferson vs. Hamilton
One