Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Score: President's Day
Find out about the achievements of President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Includes links to President's day activities and information, plus resources for each president and a list of literature relating to each.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: American Revolution: Supply Problems Plague Continental Army
Find out about the Continental Army's struggles with supply shortages throughout the Revolutionary War. Explains the reasons for the shortages, and includes some of George Washington's correspondence from the period.
US National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration: Founders Online
This site provides the texts of nearly 200,000 historical documents related to six Founding Fathers, including the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. The...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Six Important People From Our Nation's History
In this instructional activity, 5th graders examine the lives of six people who were important in early American history. They include Abigail and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington....
Other
Restoring the Heart and Soul of America
A collection of quotes from famous Americans including: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. Click on each of their names to get quotes from them.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: u.s. Presidents and Inaugurations
This collection of images from Smithsonian Libraries celebrates U.S. Presidents while providing a glimpse of the presidencies and inaugurations of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Welcome to Valley Forge
Washington and his men had to endure six months of harsh winter in their encampment at Valley Forge. Use this site to learn about what they had to deal with and who was there.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: The Canandaigua Treaty of 1794
Read the complete text of the Canandaigua Treaty signed by President Washington and the tribes of the Six Nations after the Revolutionary War; it was a treaty of peace and friendship and established land rights.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Letter to Me
After reading song lyrics to Brad Paisley's "A Letter to Me" and the personal essay "A Letter to My Younger Self" by Brian Elroy, learners write a poem, lyric, or letter from George Washing to his younger self. Then students write a...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Picturing America: Stuart: Landsdowne Portrait [Pdf]
Analysis of Gilbert Stuart's famous standing portrait of George Washington known as the "Landsdowne Portrait."
270 To Win
270towin: 1792 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1792 won by George Washington in the only presidential election that was not held four years after the previous election.
Curated OER
New York Times: Topics: George W. Bush: Medicare
If you are researching George W. Bush and Medicare, this New York Times page is a great site for news stories on those topics. For some articles, you may need to register with the New York Times.
CNN
Cnn: Bush: 'I Take Responsibility'
As criticism of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina mounted, President George W. Bush took responsibility for the government's failures. Report from September, 2005.
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A View on Cities: New York: George Washington Statue
George Washington Statue in front of Federal Hall (New York)
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