Unit study:
George Washington
George Washington was our first US President. He was born February 22, 1732 in Pope’s Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. His term as president ran from April 30th, 1789 to March 3rd, 1797. Washington died December 14th, 1799.
Political Party: Federalist
Vice President: John Adams
Name of his parents: Augustine and Mary Washington
Wife’s name: Martha Dandridge Custis
Height: 6’ 2”
“George Washington was a fourth generation American. He was raised on the family plantation. He had only seven or eight years of formal education. He was very good in math and became a surveyor by the age of fifteen. He was a leader in the French and Indian War, a gentleman farmer and a state legislator. He became angry about regulations Britain was enforcing and spoke out against them. He participated in the first Continental Congress and was elected Commander in Chief of the second. He led American troops for several years before the British surrendered. Five years after the war, he was president of the Constitutional Convention. Once the Constitution was approved, he was elected president. Words spoken at his funeral sum up how the nation felt about him: ‘First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen..’”
On Line Lesson Plans for Washington:
George Washington’s Birthday
George Washington Biography Lesson
Virtual Tour & Lesson Plan for Mount Vernon
George Washington on Table Manners
First in War, First in Peace
Coloring Pages, Crafts, and Fun Activities:
Pencil Sketch of Washington
George Washington Printable from Crayola
Presidential Finger Puppets
George Washington from Enchanted Learning
George Washington Worksheet in .pdf format
Make quarter rubbings by putting a coin under a sheet of thin paper and rubbing it with the side of a crayon or pencil lead.
Sing some fun songs about presidents
Take an on line quiz about George Washington
On Line Resources for George Washington:
George Washington’s Life
George Washington Picture Gallery with Biographical Info
The Life of George Washington
First Inaugural Address
Historic Mount Vernon
George Washington’s Early Life and Career
George Washington & Valley Forge
Internet Public Library on George Washington
The American Presidency from Grollier
White House Historical Society
The History Buff -- US Presidents
Roll Call of the Presidents
George Washington and His Comrades
The Battle of Trenton by Washington Irving
Timeline of Events during the years of Washington’s Life:
1732 (Feb. 22) Born at Wakefield on Pope’s Creek Farm in Westmoreland County, Virginia
1747 Became a surveyor after leaving school at fourteen or fifteen
1753 Took oath as major in Virginia militia
1753-54 Carried message to French in western Pennsylvania warning them to leave Ohio valley
1754 (July 4) Forced to surrender Fort Necessity to French forces
1754-58 Fought in French and Indian War, rising to rank of colonel in command of Virginia militia
1759 (January 6) Married Martha Dandridge Custis
1759-1774 Member of Virginia House of Burgesses
1770 Justice of the Peace of Fairfax County, Virginia
1774-75 Member of Virginia’s delegation to First and Second Continental Congresses
1775-83 Commander of Continental Army throughout Revolutionary War
1787 President of Constitutional Convention that drew up Constitution of the US
1789-97 First President of the United States of America
1798 (July 4) Commissioned lieutenant general and commander in chief of the US Army when war threatened France
1799 (December 14) Died at Mount Vernon, Virginia
Important date of his administration
1789 -Congress created the Departments of State, Treasury, and War and created the offices of Attorney General and Postmaster General
-(June 1) Signed the first act concerning the administration of oaths
-(Sept. 24) the Judiciary Act was passed creating the Supreme Court, John Jay was appointed first Chief Justice
-(Nov. 21) North Carolina became the 12th State admitted to the Union
1790 Feb. 1, the Supreme Court held its first session
-(Mar 1) the first national census was conducted to determine taxation and congressional representation of the states
-(May 29) Rhode Island becomes the 13th state admitted to the Union
-A site along the Potomac River was approved by Congress as the permanent Capital, later named Washington, DC
1791
-The President’s cabinet held its first meeting
-Alexander Hamilton, Sec. of the Treasury, proposed a nation economic plan which led to the creation of the first national bank to handle government finances
-(Mar. 4) Vermont became the 14th state admitted to the Union
-(Dec. 15) Congress passed the Bill of Rights
1792
-Political parties began to develop in the US-Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
-Congress established a national mint
-(Jun 1) Kentucky became the 15th state admitted to the Union
-Elected to a second term
1793
-Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
-Begins second term
-(Apr 22) issued the Proclamation of Neutrality, keeping the US out of the Nepolionic Wars
-Edmont Genet, a French Minister, was relieved of his duty for violating the Proclamation of Neutrality
-(Sept. 18) Washington laid the cornerstone of the US Capitol in Washington, DC
1794
-Major General Anthony Wayne defeated a band of 2,000 Indians at Fallen Timbers Indians then surrender Ohio Valley
-Whiskey Rebellion, US troops show the strength of the Central Govern
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