Introduction
We will be doing a webquest on Early American Presidents.
Task
Your task is to follow the webquest and fill out the worksheet quietly and individually.
Process
1. Go to the following website and read the paragraphs about George Washington taking the Oath of Office. Answer questions 1-2 on your webquest worksheet.
2. Go the following website and read the paragraphs about the first bank of the United States. Answer questions 3-5 on your webquest worksheet.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/bankoftheusdef.htm
3.. Go to the following websites and read about the Whiskey Rebellion and do questions number 6. This quesiton should have a well thought out answer. Make sure you anwer all parts of the question and your explanation should take up most of the paper. Before you start your answer to number 6 also watch the two videos at the end of this webquest.
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Whiskey_Rebellion
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/whiskeyrebelliondef.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/peopleevents/pande22.html
Watch the video about George Washington before you construct your answer to question #6.
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=54748&CategoryID=116
5. Go to the following website and read the paragraphs. Answer questions 7-10 on your webquest worksheet.
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ge/George_Washington%27s_farewell_address
6. Visit the following website and read the paragraphs. Answer questions 11-12.
http://johnadamsinfo.com/john-adams-for-kids/76/
7. Watch the following video and answer questions 13-16 on your webquest worksheet.
8. Go to the following website and read about the Alien and Seditions Act. Answer questions 17-20 on your webquest worksheet.
http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/alien-and-sedition-act.htm
9. Watch the following video about the Alien and Sedition Acts.
10. Turn in your paper to me please.
Evaluation
Early President Webquest Worksheet
1. Where did George Washington take the Oath of Office? ________________________
2. What title did Congress come up with for George Washington? ________________________________________________________________________
3. What was the name of the first bank in the United States? _______________________
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4. Who did not like the first bank of the United States? ___________________________
5. Who ended the First Bank of the United States and when? _______________________
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6. What was the Whiskey Rebellion? Take the rest of this sheet and tell me what happened, who was involved, the outcome and whether you would have done the same thing had you been the leader of the country. Please take your time and think about this question and answer all parts completely.
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7. When was George Washington's Farewell Address given? ______________________
8. Why did Washington not like political parties? ________________________________
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9. Who were the two political parties that formed in the 1790's? ____________________
and ________________________________.
10. How did Washington feel about getting involved in foreign affairs? Please answer in
no less than three sentences. ________________________________________________
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11. John Adams was the first _________________________________ and the second
____________________________ of the United States.
12. John Adams was the first president to live where? ____________________________
13. Where was John Adams born? ____________________________________________
14. What political party did John Adams belong to? ______________________________
15. Why did John Adams talk with a lisp? _____________________________________
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16. How old was John Adams when he died? ___________________________________
17. The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of _________ laws passed by Congress in
_____________.
18. What were the four laws and what did each of the laws do?
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. The Alien and Sedition Acts were signed into law by president __________________
20. Which president thought the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional?
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