loc.gov/teachers teacher’s guide primary source set Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln The United States has had a number of remarkable leaders. Three early presidents are especially notable for their contributions and their impact on the nation’s future: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Historical Background This set includes a portrait and four additional primary sources for each of these presidents. The items include documents illustrating the presidents’ early lives, families, achievements, and personal interests, and can help students explore various aspects of these presidents’ lives. George Washington (1732-1799) was an American hero long before he became president. After early years working as a surveyor, soldier, farmer, and legislator, he served as the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. During eight years of war, he led colonial troops through many dire situations, including a long, diffcult winter encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. After the colonies emerged victorious over the British, when many in his position might have tried to seize national power, Washington instead returned to private life at his plantation at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Composite image. Source images are available in this set. However, the U.S. Government soon experienced a number of problems brought on, in part, by the lack of a single strong leader. Having experienced life under the British monarchy, Americans feared an overly-powerful executive. Washington again stepped up to serve his country— frst as the president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and then as the nation’s frst president in 1789. He kept the United States out of European wars, helped to unite the nation, and established the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. George Washington https://www.loc.gov/item/95503825/ 1
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teacher’s guide primary source set
Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln
The United States has had a number of remarkable leaders. Three early presidents are especially notable for their contributions and their impact on the nation’s future: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.
Historical Background
This set includes a portrait and four additional primary
sources for each of these presidents. The items
include documents illustrating the presidents’ early
lives, families, achievements, and personal interests,
and can help students explore various aspects of
these presidents’ lives.
George Washington (1732-1799) was an American
hero long before he became president. After early
years working as a surveyor, soldier, farmer, and
legislator, he served as the commander of the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. During
eight years of war, he led colonial troops through
many dire situations, including a long, difficult winter
encampment in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. After the
colonies emerged victorious over the British, when
many in his position might have tried to seize national
power, Washington instead returned to private life at
his plantation at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Composite image. Source images are available in this set.
However, the U.S. Government soon experienced a
number of problems brought on, in part, by the lack of
a single strong leader. Having experienced life under
the British monarchy,
Americans feared an
o v e r l y - p o w e r f u l
executive. Washington
again stepped up to
serve his country—
first as the president
of the 1787
C o n s t i t u t i o n a l
Convention and then
as the nation’s first
president in 1789. He
kept the United States out of European wars, helped
to unite the nation, and established the Executive
Branch of the U.S. Government.
George Washington https://www.loc.gov/item/95503825/