American Presidents of the Federalist and Nationalist Periods

Introduction

In this webquest you will learn about the American Presidents from George Washington to Andrew Jackson. You will analyze their actions and evaluate the impact of those actions on the American government, society, and economy. 

Task

You have been hired by the American History Smithsonian in Washington D. C.  They have decided to create a new exhitbit for the smithsonian and you have been asked to research information related to the first seven United States Presidents and create a virtual Museum. 

Process

Step One: Identify basic facts about each president.

create a chart to gather basic facts about each of the first seven presidents (you may copy and paste the chart below)

in your chart you should identify the following information.

Name of President

Dates of administration

Political Party

Number of terms served

Name of Vice President

State of residents prior to becoming president

Job prior to becoming president

George Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Adams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Jefferson

 

 

 

 

 

 

JamesMadison

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Monroe

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Q. Adams

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Jackson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following chart to gather information for steps two through five. (you may copy and paste this chart)

 

George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Monroe

John Q. Adams

Andrew Jackson

Changes made to the office of the President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes or events involving the Supreme Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events involving American People or Native Americans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International events effecting the United States physically or politically and a foreign nation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following websites to help you identify the necessary information to complete chart.

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/article-gallery/presidents-bios/

(on this site, click on Image of President for basic information, sub-section: Domestic Affairs and sub-section: Foreign Affairs.

Step two

Identify changes made to the office of the President and analyze the causes and impacts of these changes.

Step three

Identify changes or events involving the Supreme Court and analyze the causes and impacts of these events.

Step four

identify events involving American people or Native Americans and analyze the causes and impacts of these events. 

Step five 

Identify international events and analyze the causes and impacts of these events.

Step six

use the information in your charts and the museum template in Mrs. Tyner's edmodo account to create your virtual museum. (The template is located in your American History I folder.)

Time for Test

Evaluation

Use this Rubric to ensure that your museum project recieves full credit.

Museum of Presidents

        Teacher Name: 

Ms. Tyner

    Student Name:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY 10 8 5 2
Content - Accuracy All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors. 95% of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information is flawed. 85% of the content is accurate and more than one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. More than 75% of the content is typically confusing or contains several factual error.
Graphics Sources All graphics clearly relate to the subject matter and all citations have been placed in the appropriate space. 95% of graphics clearly relate to the subject matter and all citations have been placed in the appropriate space. at least 75% of the graphics are confusing in their relationship to the subject that they represent and have not be cited in the appropriate space. Graphics do not relate to the subject, nor are they cited in the appropriate space.
Originality Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way. Presentation shows at least 95% of originality and inventiveness. The ideas that have been borrowed are clearly and appropriately cited. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way. Presentation shows at least 75% of originality and inventiveness. The ideas that have been borrowed have been clearly and appropriately cited Presentation is a rehash of other people\'s ideas. very little if any credit was given for the original creator.
Spelling and Grammar Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors. Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings. Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Buttons and Links Work Correctly All buttons and links work correctly. Most (99-90%) buttons and links work correctly Many (89-75%) of the buttons and links work correctly. Fewer than 75% of the buttons work correctly.
Effectiveness Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. It is a highly effective study guide. Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements. It is an adequate study guide. Project is missing more than two key elements. It would make an incomplete study guide. Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies that make it a poor study guide.
Sequencing of Information Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next slide. 95% information is organized in a clear, logical way. One slide or item of information seems out of place. 85% information is logically sequenced. An occasional slide or item of information seems out of place. more than 75%of the information is illogically sequenced and out of place.
Conclusion

You have now completed the American Presidents of the Federalist and Nationalist Periods, you will now present your museum to classmates and complete the accompaning test.

Credits
Teacher Page

Ms. S. D. Tyner

Scotland Early College High School

American History 1

you may contact me at:

mztynersearch@gmail.com