Think about it…

Take 10-15 minutes to work on your quiz!

Today’s Question:

Do you know who were the First Five Presidents?

How did these First Five shape the office of president?

Activities:

Overview: First Five Presidents

5 minute break

In groups: read biographies and fill out chart of most important events during each presidency

Create Presidential Headstones

“My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit [criminal] who is going to the

place of his execution…”

Washington: The Great Leader

George Washington’s Farwell address:

“You have the same religion, manners, and political principles, but…Let me…warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful [evil] effects of the spirit of party…It agitates the

community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another; foments

[stirs up]…riot and insurrection [rebellion].”

What did Washington say?

What was he trying to warn the country about?

If fighting between the parties was not controlled, it could tear the young nation apart…

Jefferson vs. Adams: The Presidential election of 1796

John AdamsSecond President

1797-1801

July 4, 1826

Thomas JeffersonThird President: 1801-1809

The Louisiana Purchase

The Price was three cents per acre.

The Louisiana Purchase was

530,000,000 acres.

An acre is a little smaller than a football field

Three peas in a pod: Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe

James MadisonFourth

President: 1809-1817

War of 1812

James Monroe

Fifth President:

1817-1825

The Monroe Doctrine:

Any efforts by European countries to colonize North or South America would be viewed as

acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.

In groups:

Read each biography aloud

Fill in your chart:When was this person president?

What important events happened during his presidency?

George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Monroe

Headstone

Create a headstone for 3 of the first 5 presidents.

On the headstone, write what they are most remembered for. What important events took

place during their preisdencies?