(founding fathers article quiz) Let my man george go home he did not want to be there

Famous description of George Washington

First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his people -Henry “light horse harry” Lee

Wasington wanted to be more

prosaic (everyday) than the glory

His father Augustine

• Virginia planter and merchant

• Washington wanted to follow his footestepts

• Major player in aristocracy

• Member of nobility (gentry)

His mother Mary

Washington was her eldest son, did not want to be a noble, domineering, religious, smoking women.

when washington was 11

augustine died; washington wanted to go into the British Royal Navyb

Mary would read what to her kids

stories from Contemplations of moral and divine

Did washington and mary get along well

Nope, clashed a lot. Washington modeled himself after everything his mother was not.

Education in the washington house

2 older stepbrothers were at elite religious schools but they did not interest Wasihington and his mom did not want to send him

Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior

Washington hand transcribed them. 110 rules from French Jesuits which remained in his life for the rest of his life. Very focused on self improvements.

Washington was born on

the shores of the Potomic

Who pushed out Lawrence Washington’s great grandfather (oxford academic and angelican priest). His son sailed across in to America in 1656 and married a plantation owner’s daughter nad inherited Mount Vernon. Second son was Augustine

Oliver Chromwell

Washington’s first job

surveryor of western lands and later a British officer during the French and Indian War

when washington first saw battle

he liked it (what?) “I heard bullets whistle and believe be, there is something charming in the sound” (maybe when theyre not hitting bodies?????)

1758 for washinton

Sick and tired of all the politics and disdain between british and americans. Retired and became a virginia planter.

Mount Vernon story

Washinton was renting it from the wife of his dead half-brother Lawrence (1752 died) and then she died so he inhereted it. On the Potomic; one of the great loves of Wash. life

Martha Dandridge Custis

Married to Washington: reserved, driven, overburdened Washington

Washington and slaves

Had slaves and needed them to keep MV going but wanted them abolished by legeslative authority. Set to be free when Martha died but she released them a year after washington died.

Feb 22nd 1732

Born in Popes Creek Virginia

June 15th 1775

Appointed Continental Army comander in cheif (created a day before)

December 23 1783

resignes as comander in cheif

April 30th 1789

Unaminously elected as 1rst president. Was not even running and did not want to run. 2 terms and denied a 3rd (1796)

• Bank of United States

• repaired relations with Britian

• Passed bill of rights

Decmber 14th 1799

Dies from an acute infection touring his estates in the winter. (died being to rich ig). Even britian pays homage

How many children did Washington have

2 (adopted from Martha)

Activities Washington liked

farm, fish, hunt fox, riding, feasting, dancing, liked virginia aristocracy.

Fire and water are not more heterogeneous than

the different colonies of North America

Population of US at the time

1.5mil people, doubling every 20 years

Washington was disatisfied with

George 3rd

Slavery was very concentrated in

the south

washington aspired to become apart of the elite so he was looking into

buying land westward. (Proclamation of 1763-fend off native american warfares and keep cost of the colonies low for british)

he supported protests about

british taxes

dined with the royal governor and assured

british would be reasonable

• 1744: “violently pursuing and repugnant to every principle of natural Justice”

Washington was a member of

Virginia’s 7 delegates in First Continental Congress

August 1744

Went to Philadelphia with Patrick Henry and Edmund Pendleton.

washington was built meaning there was

promise of a true military comander

John Adams

championed George Washington for commander in chief of Continental Army

Abigail Adams

Said GW was the greatest man who has ever appeared on the surface of this earth. Grand air and kindness, greatests and best of heros

Washington’s talks at mount vernon

Helped settle disputes between states over the potomic in 1785 during articles of confederations. Sat like a spinx, undecided. Set a president for America.

Washigton federalist or anti-federalist

federalst

at 51

washington was past his prime

wore dentures that did not fit made of human teeth and ivory hooked onto one remaining tooth. hurt his gums

When he settled down at mount vernon

“mind unbent”

• Routine and rejuvinating his farms that had be neglected for 9 years.

• Endless guests paying homage to Americ'a’s hero

To the grave he carried

unceasing vows that heaven may continue to you the choicest of tokens: Union and brotherly affection is perpetual, free constituitoin (work of your hands)sacredly maintained, and administration in every department with wisom and virtue so that the happiness of the people under liberty is made complete.

the article describes him as

a loving family man and avid farmer