Breakout - Classroom Example

This is an example of a Digital Breakout I put together for my 8th Grade History students!

You were a trusted leader during the French and Indian War. You were chosen as a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress. You were selected to lead the Continental Army as Commander-in-chief, guiding your young nation to victory during the American Revolution. You were then elected to head the Constitutional Convention, from which came a groundbreaking document detailing a new government. After years of sacrifice and service, you were called upon again to serve as President of the United States. If you are to fulfill your dream of having a peaceful retirement at Mt. Vernon, you must navigate through these years as President by breaking each of the locks. Click the link in the upper right to begin!

How did George Washington react when he heard he was to serve as President? Well, he sent this text to his wife Martha...

One of President Washington's first major challenges was to figure out how to solve America's debt crisis. America owed millions of dollars both to other countries and bondholders and wasn't raising nearly enough money to pay down that debt...

After crunching the numbers, Alexander Hamilton, Washington's Secretary of the Treasury, realized that America had to have a plan to recover economically and to show the world they were a legitimate nation...

Small market farmers and distillers are upset over a tax on whiskey. So, in a decision hard to imagine today, George Washington, the sitting President, takes matters into his own hands to put down what becomes known as the Whiskey Rebellion...

By 1793, France and Britain are at war. President Washington has to choose which country America is to support. Ultimately, France would be very upset with this decision...

Serving as America's first president, George Washington set a number of precedents, examples for future presidents to follow. Well, almost all presidents...

After President Washington's decision to leave office after his second term, he delivers his "Farewell Adress." He trusts that this "peaceful transfer of power" to the next president will be emulated for years to come...

Once you have worked through this example "Breakout," click HERE to go to the "Build Your Own!" page, which will provide some guidance into the process of putting a "Breakout" together!

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