George Washington and the Establishment of the Federal Government
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This document collection illustrates how George Washington and other leaders responded to critical issues surrounding the establishment of the federal government, including the power of the executive branch, the rights of enslaved workers and other marginalized groups, and the role, if any, of political parties. After completing the unit, students should be able to answer the central question: What were the challenges of establishing the federal government, and how successfully did George Washington and his administration answer these challenges?
Through this unit, students will engage with primary sources, an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical background.
Authors
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Denver Brunsman
Denver Brunsman is Associate Professor of History at George Washington University, where his courses include “George Washington and His World,” taught annually at Mount Vernon. He is the author of The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World and the coauthor of Leading Change: George Washington and Establishing the Presidency, among other works.
Table of Contents
Learning Objective
Historical Background
George Washington’s Annotated Copy of the Constitution in
the Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America . . . (1789)
William Maclay, Diary of President Washington’s Visit to the Senate,
August 22, 1789
George Washington, Letter from George Washington to
Catherine Sawbridge Macaulay Graham, January 9, 1790
George Washington, Letter from George Washington to the
Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, August 18, 1790
Alexander Hamilton, Opinion on the Constitutionality of Establishing
a National Bank, February 23, 1791
George Washington, Letter from George Washington
to Tobias Lear, April 12, 1791
George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
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Authors
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Denver Brunsman
Denver Brunsman is Associate Professor of History at George Washington University, where his courses include “George Washington and His World,” taught annually at Mount Vernon. He is the author of The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World and the coauthor of Leading Change: George Washington and Establishing the Presidency, among other works.
Table of Contents
Learning Objective
Historical Background
George Washington’s Annotated Copy of the Constitution in
the Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America . . . (1789)
William Maclay, Diary of President Washington’s Visit to the Senate,
August 22, 1789
George Washington, Letter from George Washington to
Catherine Sawbridge Macaulay Graham, January 9, 1790
George Washington, Letter from George Washington to the
Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, August 18, 1790
Alexander Hamilton, Opinion on the Constitutionality of Establishing
a National Bank, February 23, 1791
George Washington, Letter from George Washington
to Tobias Lear, April 12, 1791
George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research
Product Updates
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George Washington and the Establishment of the Federal Government
This document collection illustrates how George Washington and other leaders responded to critical issues surrounding the establishment of the federal government, including the power of the executive branch, the rights of enslaved workers and other marginalized groups, and the role, if any, of political parties. After completing the unit, students should be able to answer the central question: What were the challenges of establishing the federal government, and how successfully did George Washington and his administration answer these challenges?
Through this unit, students will engage with primary sources, an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical background.
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