Washington [613]
College of William and Mary
Columbian Magazine
Columbia University (King’s College)
commerce
Committee of Public Safety
Common Sense (Paine)
Concord, Mass.
Congregational Church
Congregation Yeshuat Israel
Congress, Confederation
Constitutional Convention approved by
Constitution presented to
departments of
Congress, U.S.
antislavery petitions in
Bill of Rights in
capital construction and
debate over proportional vs. equal representation in
departments of
enlarged powers proposed for
first, delay in opening of
GW’s annual addresses to
GW’s election announced by
GW’s final address to
GW’s inauguration and
GW’s relationship with
Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures to
Hamilton’s Report on Public Credit to
on Indian warfare
Jay Treaty and
powers reserved for
presidential veto and
proportional representation and
site in new federal city for
slavery and
Connecticut
Constitution ratified by
volunteer troops from
Connecticut Continentals
Constitution, British
Constitution, U.S.
advice and consent in
amendment process for
annual address mandated by
Article I of
Article II of
bank bill and
bicameral legislature in
Bill of Rights and
emergency government sessions and
executive branch in
Federalist vs. Republican views of
first elections seen as support for
GW’s support for
Jefferson’s ambivalence toward
on judiciary
as living and open-ended document
necessary and proper clause of
preamble to
proportional representation in
ratification of
slavery in
strict constructionists and
treaty-making powers in
tripartite government in
Twenty-second Amendment of
two-thirds rule of
Whiskey Rebellion as test of
Constitutional Convention
GW as president of
GW’s hesitation about
secrecy rule of
on slavery
Continental Army
Articles of Confederation and
blacks in
bounties for
casualties in
decrease in support for
desertions and short-term enlistments in
discipline in
early formation of
generals of
gunpowder and weapons shortage for
GW’s command of
GW’s frustrations with
GW’s insistence on smallpox inoculations for
GW’s Life Guard in
heroism of
illness in
long-term enlistments for
maintaining unity in
militias in
as model for new country
morale problems in
move south by
music in
mutinies in
in Newport approach
northern department of
origins of
pay not given to
prisoners from
prisoners treated humanely by
reenlistments for
sanitary conditions for
size of
southern department of
Steuben’s training of
supply shortages for
uniforms for
see also specific battles
Continental Association
Continental Congress
see also First Continental Congress; Second Continental Congress
Conway, Richard
Conway, Thomas
Conway “Cabal,”
Cooper, Myles
Corbin, Richard
Cornwallis, Charles, Lord
in siege of Charleston
at Yorktown
cotton gin
Cowpens, S.C.
Craik, James
Crawford, William
credit:
America’s lack of
federal
Creek Nation
Cresswell, Nicholas
Crisis, The (Paine)
Cromwell, Oliver
Crow, Hiland
Cunliffe, Marcus
Cupid (slave)
Curwen, Samuel
Cushing, Thomas
Cushing, William
Custis, Daniel Parke
Custis, Eleanor “Nelly” Calvert (stepdaughter-in-law)
remarriage to David Stuart of
Custis, Eleanor Parke “Nelly” (step-granddaughter)
education of
on GW
GW and Martha’s adoption of
marriage of, to Lawrence Lewis
portraits of
Custis, Elizabeth Parke (step-granddaughter)
Custis, Frances Parke “Fidelia,”
Custis, George Washington Parke “Washy” (step-grandson)
difficult behavior of
education of
on GW
GW and Martha’s adoption of
portraits of
Custis, Jack “Black Jack,”
Custis, John
Custis, John Parke “Jacky” (stepson)
as aide at Yorktown
children of
courtship and marriage of
death of
difficult behavior of
education of
GW appreciated by
GW cheated by
on Patsy’s death
portraits of
smallpox inoculation of
Custis, Martha Parke (step-granddaughter)
Custis, Martha Parke “Patsy” (stepdaughter)
death of
epilepsy and other health problems of
portraits of
Custis estate
customs service
customs taxes