President Washington's Farewell Address

 

President George Washington was elected the FIRST U.S. President by unanimous vote!  I truly believe the only President who will be - political parties today are so divided.  George Washington was so afraid of being seen as a monarch - so he only served two terms.  He could have served a life time!  He was popular and trusted!  But he set a precedent!  Due to only serving 2 terms every president only served two terms because Washington did.  Then Franklin D. Roosevelt got elected to 4 terms, and Congress was so afraid America would get a Monarch or Dictator.  So they passed the 22nd Amendment limiting a Presidential Term to 2 Terms.

President Washington never said the Farewell Address - it was published in Newspapers across the Country.  He gave 3 Warnings to this new country!

 

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Breaking News!

 

Queen Elizabeth DIED today as the longest reining English Monarch!  Below is an article from NY Times about her sudden death:

NY Times Article

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Happy Labor Day

 

How To Write a DBQ

 

This week in class we are writing our first DBQ - Colonial Unity DBQ it is due Friday September 9th.  Last week we watched the below video because Heimler is an APUSH Reader, and he has great insight!  In the Video he breaks down the rubric, and gives tips and tricks to write the best DBQ.  You MUST know the rubric - so that is why we took the time to watch it!

The DBQ is out of 7 points.  It is difficult to get a 7 - so College Board says Shoot for a 4!

College Board has stream lined AP Histories, and they all use the same rubrics.  That is why he is also taling about AP World and Euro.