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George Washington on attending church, 1762
Primary Source
Martha Washington on life after the Revolution, 1784
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Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
Wood, Gordon S. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different. New York: The Penguin Press, 2006.
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Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic
Freeman, Joanne B. Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
Teaching Resource
Surveying Land
Introduction
During the time of the American Revolution, much of the land in the colonies was not mapped. In his early years, George Washington was a surveyor and measured land to figure out the location of property.
Materials Rope or string measuring 10- to 12-feet long Stakes—if working on grass Tape—colored if possible Graph, centimeter, or one-inch grid...
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The Erie Canal and the Rise of the Market Economy
Objectives
Students will examine primary documents and secondary sources to analyze effects of technology on economic growth in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Students will be able to identify the major economic trends of the first half of the nineteenth century.
Students will be able to identify how technological advances in transportation in the first half of the nineteenth century changed the economy of the U.S. and the government relationship to that economy.
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“Father” of Our Country v. “Father” of the Bill of Rights
Introduction
At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates analyzed, argued, and debated the new Constitution. George Mason, a Virginian, pleaded with the fifty-five delegates for the inclusion of a list of guaranteed rights. Mason (sometimes referred to as the “father of the Bill of Rights”) wanted the new Constitution to guarantee freedom of speech, press, and religion, and the right to a fair jury trial. He also wanted to include the freedom to vote.
Earlier in his career, Mason had worked hard at the...
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George Washington’s Rules of Civility
Introduction
When George Washington was a teenager, he wanted to make a good impression on his elders. Good manners were important to him. He made sure that he knew how Rules of Civility from a French rulebook into his own handwriting. Rules of Civility was a list of 110 rules for people to follow. These rules dealt with different situations, such as how to be respectful to people, how to be polite when dining with others, and how to behave. Here are ten of the rules:
Every Action done in Company...