Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.19

SS24.6.19 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.6.19a

  Formulate and defend a position on the use of federal authority by Washington and his administration in response to the Whiskey Rebellion.

• SS24.6.19b

  Summarize the views Washington expressed in his Farewell Address regarding political factions, international relations, and civic virtue.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how Washington's election and choices set patterns for the presidency. They examine his Cabinet, the capital, religious freedom, two terms, and his response to the Whiskey Rebellion. They explain his warnings about political parties and foreign alliances, plus his call for civic virtue.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students link Washington's election, Cabinet, federal capital, Newport letter, and two-term choice to the president's role. They defend a view on sending troops during the Whiskey Rebellion using evidence. They explain his warnings about parties and foreign alliances and his call for civic virtue.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think voters directly elected Washington nationwide or that the Constitution required a Cabinet. They may treat his two-term choice as a law or assume sending troops against whiskey protesters faced no opposition. They may mistake his warnings about factions and permanent alliances for bans on parties and foreign trade.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Name one pattern Washington set for later presidents, defend or reject his Whiskey Rebellion response, and explain one warning from his Farewell Address.

1. 01

   Give pairs dated cards for Washington's election, first Cabinet, capital site, Newport letter, and retirement; have them build and annotate a timeline.

2. 02

   Read three short Farewell Address excerpts on factions, foreign alliances, and civic virtue; ask students to rank his warnings and defend their top choice.

3. 03

   Run a Whiskey Rebellion vote: assign farmer, tax collector, and Washington cards; students argue whether sending troops was justified, then vote.

4. 04

   Read Washington's Newport letter, then compare his promise of religious freedom with a school rule allowing students to wear religious clothing.

• SS24.US1.1d

  Evaluate the contributions of colonial leaders, including George Washington; military strategy; and the support of foreign nations to significant victories in t...

• SS24.US1.2

  Evaluate how events and issues from the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783) to the ratification of the Constitution of the United States affected the developm...

• SS24.US1.3

  Analyze the major policies and political developments of the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.

• SS24.US1.3a

  Identify and explain factors leading to the development of political parties, including the conflicting views of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, George...