US I CPA
Name __________________________ Date ____________________ Block _________
Chapter 4.1 – Washington and Congress (15 points)
Introduction:
President Washington
and the First Congress
had to decide how to
make the new
government function
effectively the
conflicting philosophies
of Thomas Jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton
became the basis for two
new political parties.
Lesson Objectives
1) Explain how George Washington helped establish the new American Presidency.
2) Analyze why The Bill of Rights was amended to the Constitution and the documents that
influenced the specific rights.
3) Summarize the debate regarding government bonds and the creation of the US National Bank.
4) Evaluate why the Whiskey Rebellion was an important event in US History.
5) Explain and compare the political parties that first developed in the US.
Grading Rubric (15 points) – You will be graded for completing this assignment, your poster and
presentation. Please see below. Five points will be allotted for you presentation and poster. Ten points
will be allotted for completing this handout.
Highly Effective
Effective
Partially Effective
Ineffective
10
9-8
7-6
5-0
3-2
One or more questions are not
complete. Demonstrates less
effort. Work may not be
completely legible or viewable
for all students. Group members
many not equally contribute. The
presentation may be missing
important points. All members
may not equally contribute.
1-0
Several questions may not be
fully completed. Many questions
need more detail and are not
fully answered. Work may not
be legible or viewable for all
students. The presentation may
be missing important points. All
members may not equally
contribute.
5
All directions are followed and
the work is clearly legible and
viewable for all students. The
presentation demonstrates
excellent attention to detail. Both
group members equally
contribute
4
All elements are complete
however some questions or
require more detail to fully
answer the question and
demonstrate understanding. All
work is legible and viewable for
all students. The presentation
demonstrates attention to detail.
Group members may not equally
contribute.
Directions: Each group will be assigned a section to complete. When you complete the section write your
answer on poster paper. Make sure it is legible and large enough for all students to read from the desks.
When you finish work on part II definitions and objectives.
Group Assignments– All members must equally contribute to answering the questions and during the
presentation.
Group 1: Caron, Julia, and Tommi
Group 2: Matt Angle and Cole
Group 3: Matt Lowke, John, and Dan
Group 4: Valerie and Dylan
Group 5: Stephanie, Jayson
Group 6: Alec and Brendan
Group 7: Dante, Aidan, and Damian
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US I CPA
Name __________________________ Date ____________________ Block _________
Group 1 – Creating a New Government
Directions: Create a Concept Map for the Section.
Group 2 - The Bill of Rights
Directions – Answer the questions/prompts below.
1) Explain why Congress added the Bill of Rights to the Federal Constitution
2) Explain what documents influenced the creation of the Bill of Rights.
3) Evaluate if the Bill of Rights were a necessary addition to the US Constitution
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Group 3 - Financing the Government
Directions: Complete the questions/prompts below.
1) Explain the debate concerning bonds that were issued during the American Revolution.
2) Complete the chart below
Hamilton’s Bond Proposal
Causes
Effects
Group 4 – The Bank of the United States
1) Complete the chart below.
The Bank of the United States
Causes
Effects
2) Evaluate if the National Bank was necessary.
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Group 5 – The Whiskey Rebellion
1) Complete the chart below utilizing the textbook and the internet
The Whiskey Rebellion
Causes
Effects
1) Evaluate why the Whiskey Rebellion was an important event in US History.
Group 6 – Hamilton and the Federalists and Jefferson and the Republicans
Directions: Label the left circle Federalists and the right circle Democratic Republicans. List the
supporters and attributes of each party in the circles. List the similarities in the overlapping
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Group 7 Complete the chart below for the image
"Famous whiskey insurrection in Pennsylvania", an illustration from Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of
the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country by R. M. Devens (Springfield,
Mass, 1882).
Origins - Explain the
origins of the
document, information
about the
speaker/author and the
historical context
Purpose - Explain the
main point (thesis) of
the document and the
authors point of view
Value – Explain the
importance of this
primary source
document within the
context of US History
Limitations - Explain
what this document
does not include and
what outside knowledge
the reader will need to
know to effectively
analyze the image.
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Part II. Key Terms – Define and explain the significance of
a. the presidential cabinet –
b. the Tariff of 1789 –
c. bond –
d. speculator –
e. enumerated powers –
f. implied powers –
g. Federalists –
h. Democratic-Republicans –
i. agrarianism –
Objectives: Answer the prompts below.
1) Explain how George Washington helped establish the new American Presidency.
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2) Analyze why The Bill of Rights was amended to the Constitution and the documents that
influenced the specific rights.
3) Summarize the debate regarding government bonds and the creation of the US National Bank.
4) Evaluate why the Whiskey Rebellion was an important event in US History.
5) Explain and compare the political parties that first developed in the US.
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