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George Washington was born February 22,1732 in the marshy shores Popes Creek Virginia
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while attending the First Continental Congress, Washington responds to a letter from Captain Robert Mackenzie, then in Boston. Mackenzie, a fellow Virginia officer, criticizes the behavior of the city's rebellious inhabitants. Washington sharply disagrees and defends the actions of Boston's patriots.
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The secretary of congress, Charles, Thomson arrives at Mount Vernon to inform Washington of his election to the presidency. Washington accepts
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George Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789 in New York
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George washington aproved the capitol to be built
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the electoral votes are counted and Washington is unanimously re-elected to the prsidency; John Adams elected vice-president
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July-August, The Whiskey Rebellion. Displeased by an excise on Whiskey, imposed by the federal government to pay of the Revolutionary War debts, farmers on the Western frontier rose in rebellion against the tax.
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Congress approves and Washington signs Treaty of San Lorenzo, which opens Mississippi River to American navigation and sets boundary between United States and Florida at 31st parallel.
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Washington signs Jay's Treaty with Great Britain, which forces the British to evacuate western forts
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Washington arranges publication of his Farewell Address, which appears in the Philadelphia American Daily Advertiser September 19, the day of his departure from that city for Mount Vernon.
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Washington arranges publication of his Farewell Address, which appears in the Philadelphia American Daily Advertiser September 19, the day of his departure from that city for Mount Vernon.
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On December 14,1799 Gearge Washington died or a throat infection called Pneumonia
