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 slide 2: George Washington’s life

*born Feb. 22, 1732  *had a good education  *dad died  *respected his older brother Lawrence

 slide 3: George Washington’s military career  *was in French and Indian War  *handled problems well which earned him respect  *became commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775

 slide 4: George Washington’s Presidency  - Whiskey Rebellion  - new form of government- Presided over Constitutional Convention  *as president he acted carefully and deliberately
 * Inaugurations 1789 and 1792
 * helped lead to many achievements in American History
 * these included-- conflict and war between France and Britain

 slide 5: Facts of the Monument because of two different times there was a difference in the color of the stone on the monument in the limestone  *original design-- The monument was at first designed to be elaborate and be dedicated to the American Civil War but due to lack of funds, the plan was downsized and given in honor of George Washington.
 * when: two different times. Construction started from 1848 to 1854 but was stopped for about twenty years then kept going from 1878 to 1884.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> slide 6: ROCK SOLID <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *George Washington was rock solid in his views <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> never changed what he wanted to accomplish <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> wanted America to be free <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> have a stable form of government <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *the monument is made of rock

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> slide 7: Why it was built <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> *to honor achievements of George Washington <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Commander in Chief of Army <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1st President of the United States

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