Sample

George Washington

American Presidents

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read a short biography about the first president of the United States. Students review new vocabulary and discuss 18th-century tensions between the British and the colonists.

This lesson mentions war and violence. Teacher discretion is advised.

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Focus

academic
reading
writing
interpretive

Vocabulary

planter
surveyor
regulation
colonist
leader
troops
officer
soldier
persuade
mourn
A spinning paper plane