Time to find out!

1.   Each term that a president serves is four years;

      therefore, Washington was president for eight

      years, or two terms.

2.   George Washington had a group of advisors

      called his "cabinet".  The following four people

      advised Washington about certain issues

      concerning the new country.

      Thomas Jefferson was the "Secretary of State"

      and took care of relations with foreign countries,

      coining money and patents.

      Edmund Randolph was Attorney General and

      represented the country in legal matters.

      Henry Knox was the "Secretary of War" and was

      in charge of military activities.

      Alexander Hamilton was "Secretary of the

      Treasury"  and was in charge of financial

       matters.

3.    People created stories like these to show how

       honest he was.  There are also other stories that

       demonstrate his intelligence and strength.

4.     The White House had not been built yet.  John

        Adams, the second president, was the first

        president to actually live in the White House.

5.     A precedent is a past decision that is used as

        a model for a later decision.  Since there had

        been no other presidents, everything

        Washington did would set a precedent for the

        other presidents.

6.     Washington's decision to cross the Delaware

        River and attack the British was very smart.

        It was a cold, Christmas Eve night and the

        British weren't expecting a battle.  This allowed

        Washington and his army an easy victory. This

        strategy was one more indication of

        Washington's ability as a leader.

7.     The Washington Monument was being built

        and the Civil War started.  They didn't begin

        working on it again until after the war ended

        and used stone from a different quarry.

8.     George Washington did not want the nation's

        capital located in any one particular state

        because he felt that it would give that state too

        much power.  Two states, Virginia and

        Maryland, donated land to be used for the new

        capital which would later be named for George

        Washington.

9.     Washington felt that if he served a third term,

        people would begin to view him as a "king".

        Since the colonists had fought the American

        Revolution to break away from a "king",

        Washington didn't want to be viewed as a

        king and declined this honor.

10.    There are SO MANY reasons that George

          Washington is famous.  We can't begin to

          explain them ALL!!!  We have described

          just a few.  If you would like to share your own

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