assignment #1
Choose a president from this unit (George Washington to John Quincy Adams) and write a two-page public
address/speech that covers a minimum of two important issues (at least one covering a military issue and one on
government evolution) that took place during that president’s term(s). Your speech will need to be in APA style.
Johnson, M. P. (2012). Reading the American past: Selected historical documents: Volume 1: To 1877 (5th ed.). Boston,
MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Roark, J. L., Johnson, M. P., Cohen, P. C., Stage, S., & Hartmann, S. M. (2014). The American promise: A concise
history, volume 1: To 1877 (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
