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George Washington
Chapter 8
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History
3rd Grade
08/25/2012

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The three things President George Washington is said to have been "first" in
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1. war
2. peace
3. hearts of his countrymen
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A person who speaks or acts for others
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representative
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Chosen to be the president of the Constitutional Convention
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George Washington
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George Washington's birthday
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February 22
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One who measures land and draws maps
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surveyor
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Our country's capital today
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Washington, D.C.
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The city where representatives gathered to write the Constitution
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Philadlphia
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The day the Declaration of Independence was signed
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July 4
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The disease George Washington had while on a trip to the British West Indies
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smallpox
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"First in peace"
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George became the president over the meeting in which the Constitution was written
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The first president of the United States
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George Washington
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The large, beautiful home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River in Virginia
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Mount Vernon
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The name of the paper written by Thomas Jefferson, which stated that Americans were free from the rule of the king of England
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Declaration of Independence
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The war in which the English won the right to the American western frontier land
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French and Indian War
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To give up or lose to an enemy
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surrender
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"First in war"
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George commanded the American army aainst the English
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When George was only fourteen years old, what did he dream of becoming?
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a sailor in the British Royal Navy
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Who won the French and Indian War?
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England
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Why did the colonists call the English soldiers "redcoats"?
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the British soldiers wore red coats
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"First in the hearts of his countrymen"
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George became the first President of the United States
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Why were the American colonists unhappy with England?
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England passed laws that were not fair to the colonists
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