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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: George Washington: Portrait for Kids
Many components of a portrait of George Washington have been removed. You need to uncover them with the red spyglass. As you find each piece you will learn how it plays an important roll in the value of the painting and why the artist...
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Potus: George Washington
Comprehensive information about the presidents of the United States Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.
George Washington University
George Washington University: First Federal Congress: Expansion of the Empire
A look at the challenges that faced the new government especially in regard to the vast territory it won from Britain. Read about how the first Congress addressed these issues and set precedents for years to come. From a project of...
University of Chicago
The Founders' Constitution: James Madison to George Washington
The original text of a letter from James Madison to George Washington discussing his ideas for a new national government that were to soon be presented to the Constitutional Convention as the Virginia Plan.
PBS
Pbs: George Washington's First Inauguration Speech [Pdf]
A handwritten text of President George Washington's Inauguration speech from April of 1789.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Rip Van Winkle by George P. Webster (1887), a poetry version of Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was an African-American visionary. Read about his embrace of education as a way to lift up blacks in the racist South, but see how some of his views found opposition in the black community.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Science and Technology: George Washington Carver
Biographical profile makes note of the trials and triumphs George Washington Carver.
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George Washington's Mount Vernon: A Biography of George Washington
This resource presents a brief biography of George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States.
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National Park Service: American Visionaries: George Washington Carver
Despite being born a slave, read how Dr. Carver persevered so that he could become successful.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Washington Crossing the Delaware
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents this famous piece of American culture and provides the painting's history.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: The Slave Narrative
In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.
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Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association: George Washington and the Supreme Court
George Washington was responsible for a lot of firsts for our nation. One such task was to fill the Supreme Court with six justices. Read the following excerpt about this duty and use the chart to see who he nominated and for how long...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Presidency of George Washington
As the first president of the United States, George Washington set several important precedents for the federal government.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: L2: "Old Southwest" Humorists and George Washington Harris
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Lesson 2: "Old Southwest" Humorists and George Washington Harris. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Library of Congress
Loc: George Washington Papers at the Loc
Described as a "prominent English radical", this essay refers to the correspondence that Patience Wright had with George Washington.
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...
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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.
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...
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: Washington's Farewell Address
President Washington's departing remarks set foreign policy practices for the next century and a half. He warned against foreign alliances and argued for isolationism. Read a brief summary of his remarks.
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...
Other
The War of 1812: The Burning of Washington
A one minute video and two primary source accounts of the burning of Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. Students can read text of a British soldier's account as well as a letter on the topic written by Dolley Madison to her sister.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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