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 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."