WASHINGTON 



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WASHINGTON 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON GEORGE 

 WASHINGTON 



Outline 



I. Early Llf 



(1) Birth and family 



(a) The family in England 



(b) His ancestors in America 



(2) Boyhood 



(a) Education 



(b) Leadership among friends 



( 3 ) Study of surveying 



( 4 ) His first work 



(5) Years as surveyor 



II. Early Military Actlvltlen 



( 1 ) Dangerous mission to the French 



(2) Preliminary skirmishes with the 



French 



(3) Braddock's campaign 



III. Happy Year* a* Private Cltlcen 



( 1 ) Mount Vernon acquired 



Marriage 

 ( 3 ) Mode of life at Mount Vernon 



IV. Early Public Life 



( 1 ) In Virginia house of burgesses 

 In First Continental Congress 



(3) In Second Continental Congress 



( 4 ) Appointed commander-in-chief of con- 



tinental forces 



V. The Revolutionary War 



( 1 ) Difficulties to overcome 



(2) Battles fought 



(3) Eminent qualities as general 



(4) Attitude of soldiers towards him 



(5) Part in Constitutional Convention 



VI. Administration 



( 1 ) Triumphal Journey to New York 



(2) Organizing the government 

 (a) Appointment of Cabinet 



(3) Domestic events 



(a) First import tariff adopted 



(b) Bank of United States established 



(c) National debt funded 



(d) Location of capital decided upon 



(e) Constitution ratified by last of 



thirteen colonies 



(f) Vermont. Kentucky and Tennes- 



see admitted 



(g) Supreme Court established 

 (h) National mint established 



(1) First eleven amendments adopted 



(j) Whisky Insurrection 



(k) Indian troubles 



( 1 ) Development of opposing parties 



(m) Yazoo Land Frauds 



(4) Foreign complications 



(a) Oenet incident 



(b) Jay Treaty 



(c) Treaty with Spain 



(5) General affairs 



(a) Death of Franklin 



(b) Cotton gin invented 



Questions 



What was the attitude of Washington's soldiers toward their chief? Relate an 

 incident which shows this attitude was justified. 



How many votes were cast against Washington at the time of his first election 

 to the Presidency? At his second? 



What is meant by the statement "General Washington is known to us, and 

 President Washington; hut George Washington is an unknown nm 



What story that has been constantly told about Washington for many years has 

 absolutely no foundation in f 



Do you think you would have liked George Washington as a boy? Why? 



When did Washington resign his commission, and why? When did he reenter 

 the army? 



What famous man declared that Washington was "unquestionably the greatest 

 man" in a certain assembly? What was the assembly? 



What showed Washington's unselfish patriotism in his acceptance of the post of 

 commander-in-chief? 



