You did a nice job on the whole with your Bill of Rights quizzes. I hope you are pleased with how you did! For this week, we are going to look at George Washington, the President who set precedent. As our first president of the US, he knew he was making decisions that would set expectations for all future Presidents to come. He took this responsibility very seriously.
For this week, we are going to be look at President Washington's decisions and the events of his presidency by creating a timeline of his two terms in office. You will be picking items that illustrate something important - either a decision he had to make, a problem he had to solve, or an event he was affected by - that happened while he was President.
To get you started, here is a link that explains the basics of a timeline. I know you probably have seen, used, and made timelines before, but there's always something you can do to make your work better.
Here are the videos we watched in class:
History.com video - presidency
History.com video - legacy
YouTube videos
MORE VIDEOS
Here is a video on the Whiskey Rebellion and the Battle of Fallen Timbers
Battle of Fallen Timbers and Treaty of Greenville - not very interesting, but easier to understand
George Washington's Farewell Address for Dummies - this talks about what Washington meant in his address - if you use it, I suggest using a backup source as well.
ARTICLES
Miller Center article on Washington's presidency - very good, but more difficult reading. Be sure to go over it a few times to make sure you understand what you are reading!
Battle of Fallen Timbers - Again, not written for students, but this is a short article that covers the key points.
First Cabinet nomination - A short article (that includes a full date!) from Senate.gov, not written for students, but has good information.
Pinckney's Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo) - more difficult reading, but the first paragraph explains why this treaty was important.
Hamilton and the First National Bank - not too bad on reading level, but the key date is at the END of the article :)
Jay's Treaty - a harder article, but it explains why this treaty came about.
Jay's Treaty - easier - the first paragraph is hard, but this does a better job of explaining why the treaty was needed.
Jay's Treaty - easiest
Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 - very brief, but has some good info
Another Judiciary Act article - much more descriptive
PBS article on the Whiskey Rebellion - short and to the point, but the vocab can be challenging
Whiskey Rebellion article - Straight from the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)
Last article on the Whiskey Rebellion - probably the easiest to understand, too
Citizen Genet Affair - this is a difficult topic to understand, but this site explains the basics. May need to read through it more than once.
Citizen Genet Affair - the first paragraph is hard, but keep going - it gets a little easier further on!
Washington's Farewell Address - this is an overview and not the full speech, it is only part of a larger website, but it explains the different sections of Washington's speech nicely.
The Farewell Address in everyday language - somewhere, Washington is spinning in his grave … but you will understand it pretty clearly!
Washington's Cabinet - this explains the Cabinet and the four different officers originally set up by Washington. It includes video links and an article.
PBS - History of US - Another explanation of the Cabinet
SLIDESHOW
A History of Central Banking - Shout out to Alexa Holmes for finding a useful site to help explain the bank issues!
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