White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: Brief History of Presidential Inaugurations
Offers comprehensive historical background on presidential inaugurations from George Washington to Bill Clinton. Includes images and a trivia quiz to test your knowledge.
Library of Congress
Loc: Presidential Inaugurations: Historical Insights
Features inaugural artifacts and highlights of nine presidential inaugurations starting with George Washington who established many of the ceremonial traditions that are still followed today.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Early Republic
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the tremendous growing pains faced by the new republic of the United States from the presidency of George Washington up to the election of Thomas Jefferson. Find out about the domestic...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington (1789)
The Electoral College elected Washington unanimously in 1789, and again in the 1792 election; he remains the only president to receive 100% of electoral votes. John Adams was elected vice president. Washington took the oath of office as...
Curated OER
Eye Witness to History: The Death of George Washington, 1799
This article from Eye Witness to History details the circumstances of the death of George Washington, the first president of the United States. There are quotes from several people in attendance.
Curated OER
Eye Witness to History: The Death of George Washington, 1799
This article from Eye Witness to History details the circumstances of the death of George Washington, the first president of the United States. There are quotes from several people in attendance.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
Library of Congress
Loc: "I Do Solemnly Swear"
An online exhibit of historically pertinent items dealing with the inauguration of a number of US Presidents.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Penny for Your Thoughts
This is an outline for a week-long lesson usually taught in the month of February around President's Day. It is an interdisciplinary study combining coin identification with a literature-based study of the Presidents represented on the...
Success Link
Success Link: Peaceful Transitions Between Leaders
A lesson plan that uses the creation of a story map to show the change in leadership from George Washingon to John Adams in the election of 1796.
Library of Congress
Loc: Inaugural Materials Exhibition
How has the Presidential Inauguration Day changed through the years? Take a look back at eighteen presidents on the day they took the oath of office. Primary source documents capture the historical significance of this day and include...
USA Today
Usa Today: Washington Politics
Resource provides the top news in U.S. Politics in brief. Content includes a focus on the president, senate, house, state governors, legislatures, and initiatives.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the US 1789-1797
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the United States 1789-1797
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
The first president of the United States, born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, Feb. 22, 1732; died at Mount Vernon, Dec. 14, 1799.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the United States 1789-1797
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the United States 1789-1797
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the United States 1789-1797
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the United States 1789-1797
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Washington
(1732-1799) First president of the United States 1789-1797
abcteach
Abcteach: People
[Free Registration/Login Required] Print worksheets from biographies and autobiographies from famous people such as Sally Ride, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, Francis Scott Key, Alexander the Great and many more.
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
CNN
Cnn: Bush: 'I Take Responsibility'
As criticism of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina mounted, President George W. Bush took responsibility for the government's failures. Report from September, 2005.