The Presidency of George Washington

A Webquest activity



Directions: Your goal is to research the presidency of George Washington. Use the links listed above the questions to help you.



Biography: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/george-washington-18.php



1. What years was George Washington President?



What is a Precedent? http://dictionary.reference.com/

2. Define Precedent



Washington’s Precedents http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/USRA_Washington.htm

3. What precedents did President Washington set?



Washington’s Cabinet

http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/gwashington.html

http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/Community/What_Is_The_Presidents_Cabinet

4. What is the Cabinet?

5. Who were the members of Washington’s cabinet and what positions did they hold?



Crisis http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/HIST001-3.4.1-Washington-Administration-Tumult-and-Trials.pdf

http://millercenter.org/president/washington/essays/biography/4

6. Identify the four crises that the Washington administration faced.



Economic Crisis: http://www.ushistory.org/us/14d.asp

7. Describe the main economic problems facing the country?

8. Who was responsible for fixing these problems?

9. What recommendations were made to fix these problems?



Foreign Policy http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/foreign+policy

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/george-washington-18.php

10. Define Foreign Policy

11. What policy did Washington implement in regards to foreign policy?



Impressment and Jay’s Treaty

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/impressment

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h455.html

12. Define Impressment

13. What were two reasons Americans were upset with the British?

14. What was the first provision of Jay’s treaty?

15. Which provision was missing from Jay’s Treaty?

16. How did the public react to Jay’s Treaty?

17. How do historians view Jay’s Treaty?



Whiskey Rebellion: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/peopleevents/pande22.html

18. Describe the event known as the Whiskey Rebellion? Why did it begin and what was the outcome?

19. Why was the Whiskey Rebellion considered the first big test for the Federal Government?



Saying Goodbye: http://new.civiced.org/resources/curriculum/washington

20. What two warnings does Washington give in his farewell address?



21. Go to: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/george-washington/timeline.html Find and record what is important (about Washington's life) for each of the following years:

• 1732

• 1759

• 1774

• 1775

• 1776

• 1787

• 1789

• 1793

• 1799

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