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Teach Foundation of Government

Foundation of Government explores Washingtons role in the creation of a new government, including his influence on the Constitution and the Presidency.

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A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution

Film on the Constitutional Convention and Ratification of the Constitution.

A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution

Constitution State Quiz

Online interactive asking students to identify which states wanted which form of representation during the Constitutional Convention.

Constitution State Quiz

Constitution Timeline

An online timeline exploring the events that led to the Constitution.

Constitution Timeline

Constitution Timeline Quiz

Online interactive asking students to identify the order of events before, during, and after the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Constitution Timeline Quiz

Establishing the Presidency

A lesson plan facilitating discussion with students about the challenges that George Washington faced as the first president of the United States.

Establishing the Presidency

George Washington and the Founding of the U.S. Government

Teacher Resource page featuring select primary and secondary sources, classroom materials, and essentials questions for teaching the Founding of the U.S. Government.

George Washington and the Founding of the U.S. Government

George Washington's Foreign Policy

A lesson plan discussing Washington's Farewell Address and foreign policy.

George Washington's Foreign Policy

Levees (Receptions) Digital Encyclopedia Entry

Article describing the presidential receptions of Washington's administration and their detractors.

Levees (Receptions) Digital Encyclopedia Entry

The Constitution as a Job Description

A lesson plan asking students to use Article 1 and Article 2 of the Constitution and George Washington's notes on his personal copy of the document to create a job description for the President of the United States in 1787.

The Constitution as a Job Description

The Constitutional Convention Through Biography

A lesson plan outlining a role-playing activity intended to help students better understand the perspectives of individual delegates at the critical point when they were debating representation at the Constitutional Convention.

The Constitutional Convention Through Biography

Vocabulary of the Constitution

A lesson supporting the video A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution. After viewing the video, students use flashcards, quizzes, interactives, and worksheets to study and demonstrate their understanding of advanced vocabulary.

Vocabulary of the Constitution

Washington's Farewell Address

A transcription of Washington's Presidential Farewell Address.

Washington's Farewell Address

Teach Foundation of Government

Methodology

• PLACE
• OBJECTS
• DOCUMENTS
• VISUAL RESOURCES
• MUSIC
• FOOD
• BIOGRAPHY

Themes

• GOVERNMENT
• LEADERSHIP
• SLAVERY
• WOMEN
• AT WAR
• ECONOMICS