GEORGE WASHINGTON

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WARM-UP!! MAKE A T-CHART IN YOUR JOURNAL WITH ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON ONE SIDE AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES ON THE OTHER SIDE. COPY THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FILL IN THE QUALITIES. QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES WOULD A PERSON NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING?

Accomplishments: • Led the Continental Army during the

American Revolution• Led the Constitutional Convention• Served as 1st President of the United

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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRESIDENCY

1789 - 1797 NOTES

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PRECEDENCE -

A tradition NOTES

CHARACTERISTICS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRESIDENCY

• The Whiskey Rebellion• The Judiciary Act of 1789• Precedence of the

President

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ALLIANCE -

A pact or friendship This: Not this:

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NEUTRAL -

Not choosing sides NOTES

I CAN IDENTIFY WASHINGTON'S FOREIGN POLICIES THAT HE DESCRIBED IN HIS

FAREWELL ADDRESS • Washington called

for America "to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."

WASHINGTON'S FOREIGN POLICY• Avoid foreign alliances• Stay neutral

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DESPOTISM -

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power : absolutism

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DISSENTION - Conflict

THIS: NOT THIS:

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PERPETRATED -

To carry out an act NOTES

FACTION -

POLITICAL GROUP NOTES

I CAN DESCRIBE WASHINGTON'S VIEWS ON POLITICAL PARTIES DESCRIBED IN

HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS"The alternate domination of one

faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissention, which in different ages & countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.”

George Washington

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S VIEW ON POLITICAL PARTIES

• Avoid them!!! • They lead to unlimited

government!!• They lead to dissention!!

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PRACTICE QUESTION:

Political parties developed because there was an agreement over the War of 1812.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Political parties developed because of a disagreement over the role of the strength of the federal government.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Washington believed that the United States should attempt to expand her territory over seas by any means necessary.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

A.The United States should help other nations.

B.The United States should conquer any nation weaker than them.

C.The United States sought new trade relationships with Asian countries.

D.The United States should remain neutral with foreign countries.

How did George Washington view foreign interaction?

WHAT PERSONALITY TRAIT IS DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING QUOTE? INSPIRATIONAL, HONEST & PRACTICAL, BELIEVES IN EQUALITY

“I wish from my soul that the legislature of the State could see a policy of a gradual Abolition of Slavery.”

George Washington

WHAT PERSONALITY TRAIT IS DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING QUOTE? INSPIRATIONAL, HONEST & PRACTICAL, BELIEVES IN EQUALITY

“I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but veneration and love.”

George Washington

MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION:• How did George Washington feel

about political parties?• What is a precedence?• How does George Washington

feel about alliances with foreign nations?