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-washington18.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?
4. What does The Judiciary Act of 1789 establish (Use an outside
source to research this one)?
Washington’s Cabinet
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/gwashington.html
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/Community/What_Is_The_Presidents
_Cabinet
5. What is the Cabinet?
6. Who were the members of Washington’s cabinet and what positions
did they hold?
a. Department of State deals with –
b. Department of Treasury manages –
c. Department of War deals with Crisis http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/HIST001-3.4.1-WashingtonAdministration-Tumult-and-Trials.pdf
http://millercenter.org/president/washington/essays/biography/4
7. Identify the four crises that the Washington administration faced.
Economic Crisis: http://www.ushistory.org/us/14d.asp
8. Describe the main economic problems facing the country?
9. Who was responsible for fixing these problems?
10.
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
11. Define Foreign Policy
12. 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
13. Define Impressment
14. What were two reasons Americans were upset with the British?
15. What was the first provision of Jay’s treaty?
16. Which provision was missing from Jay’s Treaty?
17. How did the public react to Jay’s Treaty?
18. How do historians view Jay’s Treaty?
Whiskey Rebellion:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/peopleevents/pande22.html
19. Describe the event known as the Whiskey Rebellion? Why did it
begin and what was the outcome?
20. Why was the Whiskey Rebellion considered the first big test for
the Federal Government?
Saying Goodbye: http://new.civiced.org/resources/curriculum/washington
21. What two warnings does Washington give in his farewell
address?
21. Go to: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidentsday/george-washington/timeline.html Find and record what is
important (about Washington's life) for each of the following years:
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1732
1759
1774
1775
1776
1787
1789
1793
1799