CommonLit
Common Lit: Washington's Farewell Address
A learning module that begins with "Washington's Farewell Address" by President George Washington, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: George Washington Charles Wilson Peale
This resource provides Peale's rendition of the famous American leader, George Washington.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Geo. Washington: 1st
Review the text George Washington's first inaugural address given on April 30, 1789. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts
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George Washington University: Anxiety
Are you anxious? This site from the George Washington University briefly describes anxiety and offers a few techniques for reducing the feeling of anxiety in the classroom.
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Historic Mount Vernon: The Home of Our First President
An excellent site for information about Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, as well as information about Washington himself. Be sure to take the virtual tour of the house and investigate the archaeology projects going on.
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Spurious Quotations
A collection of quotations that have been mistakenly attributed to George Washington. Some have been done intentionally, some have been distorted, and some have been by mistake.
Library of Congress
Loc: George Washington Resigns
Briefly summarizes George Washington's resignation from his Commander in Chief position. Features a photo of Mount Vernon, and a painting of Washington's meeting with Congress at the Maryland State House.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: George Washington
A brief overview of George Washington and his importance to the success of the new nation, the United States.
My Hero Project
My Hero: George Washington
The first president of the United States, George Washington, is a hero to many. Use this site to learn about his heroic actions during the French and Indian War and during the American Revolution. This article includes images and related...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: George Washington
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides information on George Washington.
Curated OER
National Park Service: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
The National Park Service site for the George Washington Birthplace National Monument located in Westmoreland County, VA.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: George Washington
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about George Washington.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: George and Martha Washington
The National Portrait Gallery provides this opportunity to view 12 portraits of George and Martha Washington from his Presidential years. Information of each portrait is available.
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Mt. Vernon Ladies Association: President Washington's Inauguration
Follow the schedule of George Washington on his inauguration day. For each event, a summary, pictures, or a video is included with explanations of that particular event. A transcript of his inauguration speech is provided.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: George Washington
This resource features a biographical essay on the first president of the United States. (In Spanish)
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Living Symbol
This lesson plan presents both the real events of Washington's life and the legends that persist about him. Students examine how the legends relate to reality, how they grew, and what effect they have on American culture.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: French Alliance Brings Joy to Washington at Valley Forge
General order written by Washington to express pleasure of the Treaty of Alliance with France, ratified in May, 1778.
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Washington and the French and Indian War
Washington began his involvement with the French and Indian War by volunteering to be a Britain's emissary to the French to order them to leave British territory. However, he became mired in the conflict and ended the war when the French...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: President Washington
One of the last acts of the Congress of the Confederation was to arrange for the first presidential election, setting March 4, 1789, as the date that the new government would come into being. One name was on everyone's lips for the new...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: George Mason
George Mason's ideas helped to shape the Founding documents of the United States, but few Americans remember him today. The words he used when writing the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Constitution of 1776 inspired the...
George Washington University
George Washington University: Basics of Cladistic Analysis [Pdf]
This is an advanced level review of cladistic theory and methodology. Some sections are very dense but there are useful sections for teachers and students seeking a better understanding of the topic.
PBS
Pbs: Rediscovering George Washington
Discussion lesson plan that introduces and examines the concept of government by consent of the governed. Includes a reading for class distribution and references to primary source documents.
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Washington: George Washington Masonic Memorial
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Library of Congress
Loc: Treaty of Paris
From the Library of Congress, this article presents detailed information about the 1783 Treaty of Paris and the end of the Revolutionary War. Contains many links to many different primary resources as well as details of the Treaty...
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