George Washington First Leader of America

Trevor Hollis, Kenneth Neville, and Sterling Jackson

Junior Division
Student-Composed words 845 words
Process paper words 324 words

Process Paper
I chose my topic with my two partners who are working with me on the project. After doing a
little bit of research, we decided that George Washington would be a good choice for the project
because he was the first president of the United States, and created many of the first ideas of
democracy. George Washington led the United States to independence, and without out him it
would be extremely likely that the United States would not be the same country that it is today.

I used the internet to conduct my research. I made sure that any site that I was getting
information from was a credible site. Once the information in the site was collected, I saved the
links to add them to the bibliography. Once the information was collected from the website me
and my partners decided what parts of the information should be used, and were that information
would fit into the website.

When me and my partners were thinking of a topic for leadership and legacy, we decided that
George Washington would be a good choice because of the many great things he did as
president, and how we were just learning about him in our history class. We worked on the
project by talking to each other over the internet in skype, and each of us did our part by splitting
the work into chunks and continuing to work on the project little by little.

The topic of choice is George Washington. This topic relates to the theme of leadership and
legacy because George Washington was the first president of the United States, and set a long

lists of precedents that many presidents follow and will continue to follow for many years to
come. He also led the continental army through an extremely tough winter at Valley Forge, and
without George Washington the United States would not be an independent country like it is
today.
Bibliography
Primary Sources:
George Washington: First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union." George
Washington: First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union. N.p., n.d.
Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
From this website I got the reason to have the State of Union
"The American Crisis by Thomas Paine." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d.
Web. 08 Jan. 2015.
From this website I got information regarding Washington in the Revolutionary War.
"Washington, George." Washington, George. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
From this website I got more information also regarding Washington in the Revolutionary
War.
Secondary Sources:
"George Washington's Precedents Video." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11
Jan. 2015.
From this website I learned President Washingtons precedents.

"American President A Reference Resource." Miller Center, n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
From this website I learned George Washingtons Legacy.
"The First 100 Days: George Washington Set the Standard for All Future Presidents." US News.
U.S.News & World Report, n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
From this website I learned what Washington did as president when he first got elected.
Jackson, Bill. "The Presidency of George Washington." N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015
From this website I learned the traditions Washington set.
"Presidential Precedents." George Washington's Mount Vernon. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
I learned more information about Washingtons Precedents.
"The Revolutionary War." George Washington's Mount Vernon. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
I learned information on The Revolutionary War.
"George Washington." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2015.
I learned more information about Washingtons Precedents.