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PRIMARY GEOGRAFPHY. 
LESSON 41. 
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, k&e, 
1. Inthe year 1789, General Washington was elected 
the first President of the United States. He performed 
the duties of that station for eight years, and then retired 
to his residence, a£ Mount Vernon, where, to the regret 
of the whole nation, he shortly afterwards died. 
The Washington Family. 
2, This grest man is called the Father of his country, because, 
by his skill in » ar, he secured the Independence of’the United States ; 
and, by the wis om of his government, gained for his native land the 
respect of foreign nations. 
Questions, — 1. When was General Washington elected presi- 
dent 1— How long did he perform the duties of that station ! — 
Where did he die! 2 What is he called? 3. Name the presı-