Chapter 9: Leadership Under Washington and the Federalists

Class 1 – Explore the presidency of George Washington.
- George Washington documentary – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrD15VKgr0 (45 min)
- Cabinet of George Washington – http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/cabinet-members/
- Complete the Washington’s 1st Cabinet exercise (Interactive Notebook)
- Washington's Foreign policy -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qc0RCwr8Ig (15 min)
- Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course #9 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r161cLYzuDI (15 min)
- Biography of Martha Washington -- http://marthawashington.us/exhibits/show/martha-washington--a-life/
Class 3 -- Hollywood's Take on Washington
- The Crossing (Robert Harmon, dir) -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbsYQfkv30meYupoa6qdOxQ (90 min)
Class 4 – Hamilton vs Jefferson and Federalists vs Democratic Republicans
- Hamilton and Jefferson: a comparison of viewpoints – http://mrkash.com/activities/hamiltonjefferson.html
- Alexander Hamilton bio – http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-hamilton-9326481
Class 5 – John Adams
Class 4 -- John Adams
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Class 5 – Conflict in the New Nation
- Whiskey Rebellion – How Booze Built America – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH8tIuP4AMU (How Booze Built America: America's Revolution full episode)
- Washington’s Foreign Policy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qc0RCwr8Ig
- Presidency of John Adams: Foreign and domestic conflicts – http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=2977
- Complete Early Events worksheet (Interactive Notebook)