Index Card 20

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_of_George_Washington%27s_accomplishments

• George Washington led the Patriot forces against the British using tactics that successfully gained us our freedom from England. He participated in the Continental Congress that addressed the Declaration of Independence requesting our freedom and helped form the basis of our country's freedoms. He was respected through all of that enough to become our first President.

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Index Card 19

• http://books.google.com/books?id=gjMFAAAAYAAJ&dq=George+Washington&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=77YngNSVPg&sig=LFvmffHJkjzsHxArGk-citsFvSE&hl=en&ei=XUqoSbPuF4-EtgeAvOXcDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPA228,M1

• this cite is all about George Washington. its a book that you can get online about his life. its 228 pages long with really good information.

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Daily Progress Report 6

• my next actions today were to have 18 index cards and 7 daily progress reports.

• today i got at least 20 index cards done and work really hard to meet my requirements.

• all that i did today that helped me with my project is that i got more index cards done and researched cites for my project.

• my next action for next class with to get more cites and index cards done. also i need to catch up on daily progress reports during the weekend

Index Card 18

• http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/georgewashington/a/quotewashington.htm

• more quotes from George Washington

• "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington

Index Card 17

• http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/GreaterWashingtonDCAreaDC/pointsOfInterest/WhiteHouseVisitorsCenterinWashingtonDC.cfm

• Since construction began under the supervision of President George Washington in 1792, the White House has stood as a symbol of American pride and democracy.

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Index Card 16

• http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Was+it+hard+becoming+president+for+Washington%3F&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=2417&zoom=&ab=5&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmillercenter.org%2Facademic%2Famericanpresident%2Fwashington%2Fessays%2Fbiography%2F5

• Upon becoming President of the United States, George Washington almost immediately set two critical foreign policy precedents: He assumed control of treaty negotiations with a hostile power -- in this case, the Creek Nation of Native Americans -- and then asked for congressional approval once they were finalized. In addition, he sent American emissaries overseas for negotiations without legislative approval.

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Index Card 15

• http://www.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&q=washington's+presidency&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&scoring=t&ei=l0CoSc3VO9e4tweXp-nbDw&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&resnum=11&ct=title

• this is a timeline about george washington's presidency. Begins at 1788-2002 (even though washington wasnt around in the 2000's.)

Index Card 14

• http://colonial-america.suite101.com/article.cfm/george_washingtons_first_presidency

• Washington became president of the Patowmack Company in January 1785. Washington continued working on the canals when he became president. When he became president, he had many accomplishments to fufill and would not give up on any of them. That is why he continued working on the canals.

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Index Card 13

• http://dc.about.com/od/photos/ss/photoswhitehous.htm

• this website is good for my scrapbook that i will be making. it has pictures of the whitehouse inside and out

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Index Card 12

• http://thinkexist.com/quotes/george_washington/

• some more quotes from george washington

• “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.” - George Washington

Daily Progress Report 5

• each day i work hard for my project.
• so far i have at least 14 bookmarks on delicious
• my research question has been answered in many ways other than one
• i am focused on getting all my work done and getting a good grade in this class

Index Card 11

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_george_washington_ever_see_the_white_house

• in this site it talks about how washington oversaw the whitehouse but did not reside in it. the whitehouse was finished and ready to be lived in when John Adams became president.

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Index Card 10

• http://www.american-presidents.com/george-washington/whitehouse-biography

• this talks about george washington making his first oath in office on the balcony. also talking about his retirement.

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Index Card 9

• http://www.geocities.com/stu_hill/whouse.htm

• this talks about how george washington was elected first president. it talks alittle bit about the whitehouse.

• "I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less." -Marion Barry, Moron of Washington D.C.

Daily Work Progress 4

• my next action for today was to have at least 14 index cards and like 8 daily work progresses done.

• make index cards and daily progress reports

• this help m efocs on my research question

• to keep creating index cards and continue researching

Index Card 8

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/washington/

• in this site it talks about the important information you need to know about Geaorge Washington. Such as: early life, marriage, Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, later life, politics, etc.

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Daily Progress Report 3

1. Making more note cards and finding information.

2. today i made maybe like 3 notecards or 4 of them. i also looked up alot more websites for information

3. it will help me get closer to finishing the project.

4. making more notecards

Index Card 7

• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_washington.html

• just a whole bunch of quotes that i will be able to use for my projects.

• I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery. - George Washington

Index Card 6

• http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/amrev/geowash.htm

• there are still people that think george washington shoulda been elected King of America instead of president. it also explains washington's early life.

• He is polite with dignity, pleasant with out familiarity, distant without showing scorn, serious without harshness, modest, wise, good...

Index Card 5

• http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/georgewashington/f/washelection.htm

• George Washington was elected unanimously receiving all sixty-nine electoral votes. John Adams came in second and became the first Vice-President.

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Index Card 4

• http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Why+was+George+Washington+the+first+president+of+the+United+States&page=1&adt=0&qsrc=2417&zoom=Timeline+on+%3CKW%3EGeorge+Washington%3C%2FKW%3E%7CWhere+Did+%3CKW%3EGeorge+Washington%3C%2FKW%3E+Go+to+School%7C%3CKW%3EGeorge+Washington%3C%2FKW%3E+Quote&ab=3&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lucidcafe.com%2Flibrary%2F96feb%2Fwashington.html

• In this site it says that for 20 years he has been wanting to be commander of an army. He wanted to follow the footsteps of his dad. It also talks about why he wanted the presidency.

• He was, indeed, in every sense of the words,a wise, a good and a great man ...
  —Thomas Jefferson

Index Card 3

• http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/timeline/index.html

• This is a site with a timeline of Geoge Washington's life from start to finish. It tells you when and where he was born. The timeline mainly starts on his life at age 16 and says that he copied the "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior." In the middle of the timeline it starts to get personal, talking about his wife and kids and what their names are. And at the end says when he died, where, and how.

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Index Card 2

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/

• on this site, they describe what the sceen was like from the moment he was on the balcony taking his oath of becoming the first president. Also talking about where and when he was born. They also talked about how Washington enjoyed only 3 years of retirement because he died soon after he retired.

• "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."

Index Card 1

• http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html

• A summary of the information in that cite above, is how George Washington started in his career. They are talking about where he was born and how he was commander in chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution. And at the end, it was talking about his retirement and assessment.

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Daily Work Progress 2

• for todays class, my next action in class was to do research and save some bookmarks

• what i did today was look for some information on George Washington becoming president and i also worked a bit on the 3 notecards

• i researched more on the topic than i expected to. thats how it helped me answer the research question

• my next action for the next class is to research and finish the note cards

Daily Work Progress 1

When we came in clas we were supposed to do the Product Prospectus. We were also supposed to do research about our research question. In class today, I worked on getting my Product Prospectus done and I did. I also researched about George Washington and how he became the first president of the United States. I got 3 new bookmarks as well.

George Washington

1. Why was George Washington the first president of the United States? And how did he become the first president?

2. Making a scrapbook

3. It would explain more about his journey to the White House.

4. The scrapbook will have decorations desribing George Washington, the White House, and much more. It also will have a lot of pictures and descriptions.

5. I think making a scrapbook will help me understand how George Washington became president. I could section the scrapbook up and it will help you understand more and more. It would also be a lot more detailed.

6. Working on the project every class and staying focused. Also, working on it at home or any free time that i get to try and get it completed.

7. To complete it.