Albert Gallatin: Champion of American Democracy
Friendship Hill National Historic Site Education Guide
Post-Visit Activities
Post-Visit Activities
Post-Visit Activity #1 – Comic Strip
Directions: Have students look over several comic strips in the newspaper and look up the definition of the word cartoon. Have them draw or illustrate their own comic strip about Albert Gallatin. The students can base their comic strip on their visit to Friendship Hill, and what they have read and learned about Albert Gallatin.
Post-Visit Activity #2 – Headline News
Directions: After studying about the Lewis and Clark expedition and Albert Gallatin, have the students make up headlines about the event. Write several of the headlines on the classroom board. Have the students pick a headline and write a short newspaper account about it. The students may read their news articles to the class.
Post-Visit Activity #3 – Whiskey Rebellion Flag
Directions: The angry farmers in 1794 designed a Whiskey Rebellion flag with symbols that expressed their feelings. Have the students construct or draw their own flags with symbols, designs and logos that express their feelings. Display the flags in the classroom. Have the students examine each other’s flags and see if they can tell what the flags mean.
Post-Visit Activity #4 – Artist Poster
Directions: Have the students design a poster of young Albert Gallatin using the objects that symbolize his early involvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania and the United States government.
Post-Visit Activity #5 – Albert Gallatin Bulletin Board
Directions: Throughout his 68 years of public service Albert Gallatin became friends with many influential people. Below is a list of famous individuals with whom Gallatin either had a professional relationship or a personal friendship. Assign each student one of the historical figures. Have them write a biography of the person and illustrate the report. Have the students read their reports aloud to the class. Using all the reports make a bulletin board of “Albert Gallatin and Friends.” Patrick Henry Voltaire Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison James Monroe Henry Clay John Quincy Adams Marquis de LaFayette John Marshall John Jacob Astor Meriwether Lewis William Clark