Tuesday, Feb 19th
Hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing, satisfying break! And now get ready to get back to that history grind 😀
2/19 Quick Write & Objectives:
PLEASE NOTE: We are starting Current Events again. You will have a current event due THIS FRIDAY.Â
Here are documents to remind you of the format and expectations of a Current Event. You can also find this info on the “Important Docs” page of this blog.
Today for the first half of class, we will be reviewing what we learned about George Washington before the break. I will return your graded Cornell Notes and we will review Washington’s cabinet, the Whiskey Rebellion, the French Revolution and the various precedents Washington set as the first US president. This will be our opportunity to clarify any confusions we may have about Washington, and give us a chance to examine his leadership traits (or lack thereof) that we believe are important.
The second half of class we will dig a little deeper into the economic (money, money money!) situation of the new country, and what the secretary of treasury, Alexander Hamilton, did about it. We will read an article describing the actions Hamilton proposed to Washington and Congress. Then you will be asked to list and explain the three steps Hamilton took to expand the US economy.
US Economy reading:
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New info and instructions:
Tomorrow we will wrap up our work with Washington.. bring colored pencils if possible!
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