Alec Twigg and Micaiah Riel May 4, 2013

Alec Twigg and Micaiah RielMay 4, 2013

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.

•http://www.historydc.org/aboutdc.aspx

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

Our Nation’s Capital

Internet Sources

Further Study

The White House By Jill Braithwaite

Capital Spy SeriesBy Ron Roy•A Spy in the White House•Mystery at the Washington Monument•The Skeleton in the Smithsonian

•A Kids Guide to Washington DC By Diane C. Clark

•Who was George Washington By Roberta Edwards, Nancy Harrison and True Kelley

•On July 3rd 1775, George Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

•George Washington was the first President of the United States.

•George Washington became president on April 30, 1789.

•The White house was first constructed between 1792 and 1800.

•James Hoban, an Irish born architect's design was selected.

•In 1800 John Adams and his wife Abigail were the first President and First Lady to live in the White House even though the White House was unfinished.

•With congressional approval, George Washington selected location of our national capital.

•Washington DC is named in honor of our first President, George Washington

•Washington DC is not considered a part of any state in the union.

Washington D.C.

The White House

George Washington