Washington [615]
Fort Washington
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Fourth of July
Fox, Charles James
France
Adams’s diplomatic overtures toward
American alliance with
American independence recognized by
American ships seized by
America’s relationship with
antislavery sentiment in
army of
British seizure of cargo bound for
condescension by
Directory in
émigrés from
in expulsion from Canada
farewell address and
Fauchet bribery allegations and
financial assistance sought from
fleet of
in French and Indian War
GW’s proposed trip to
GW’s skepticism about
Jefferson’s support for
Ohio Country claimed by
postwar alliance with
projected war with
Quasi-War against the United States by
self-interest of
volunteer officers from
in war with Austria and Prussia
in war with Britain
in war with Holland
XYZ Affair and
Franklin, Benjamin
as abolitionist
as ambassador to France
on celebrity
at Constitutional Convention
in Continental Congress
death of
executive power distrusted by
on GW
Society of the Cincinnati opposed by
Franklin, William
Franks, David
Franks, Isaac
Fraser, John
Fraunces, Samuel
Fraunces Tavern
Fredericksburg, Va.
Frederick the Great, emperor of Prussia
Freeman, Douglas Southall
Freemasons, see Masons
French, Penelope Manley
French and Indian War
bounty lands for veterans of
Cornwallis in
end of
GW in
William Howe in
French Guiana (Cayenne)
French Revolution
American Revolution and
Jefferson’s support for
Lafayette and
origins of
Reign of Terror in
turmoil as result of
Freneau, Philip
Frestel, Félix
frontier warfare
Frost, Amariah
Fry, Joshua
Fugitive Slave Act (1793)
Gage, Thomas
in Battle of Lexington and Concord
replacement of
Gainsborough, Thomas
Gale, George
gambling
Garrison, William Lloyd
Gates, Elizabeth
Gates, Horatio
Camden defeat of
in rivalry with GW
Saratoga victory of
Gazette of the United States
General Advertiser
General Court of Massachusetts
Genet, Edmond-Charles “Citizen Genet,”
Gentleman’s Magazine
George II, king of England
George III, king of England
appreciation of GW by
Bowling Green statue of
delusional state of
as head of Church of England
Jay Treaty and
George Mann’s Tavern
Georgetown
George Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge
Georgia
Constitution ratified by
pine barrens of
war debt paid by
Gérard, Alexandre
Germain, George
Germantown, Battle of
Germantown, Pa.
Germany
Gerry, Elbridge
Gibbs, Caleb
Giles (slave)
Giles, William Branch
Gimat, Chevalier de
Gist, Christopher
Gist, Mordecai
Gist, Nathaniel
Gloucester, Va.
Glover, John
Gordon, William
Graham, Catharine Macaulay
Grant, James
Grasse, Comte de
Graves, Thomas
Graydon, Alexander
Great Britain
American colonies of
America’s relationship with
blocking exports to
boycott of imports from
class system in
colonial declaration of independence from
colonial land policy of
debt in
defections to
early end of Revolution expected in
Federalists and
fighting in Canada by
fighting methods of
France’s enmity toward
France’s war with
in French and Indian War
fur trade vs. settlements of
GW’s ability to learn from
GW’s struggle against injustice of
Indians as allies of
inexhaustible resources of
invincible power of, questioned
Jay Treaty with
London factors vs. Virginia colonists of
mercantilist policies of
North American aspirations of
Ohio Country claimed by
Republican hostility toward
resistance to rule of
slave trade banned in
taxation of colonies by
Townshend Acts and
trade restrictions on
trade with
treason punished by
war avoided with
in War of Jenkins’ Ear
war propaganda in
western forts of
West Indian markets shut to Americans by
see also England
Great Dismal Swamp
Great Kanawha River
Great Lakes
Great Meadows
Green, Ashbel
Green, Charles
Green, Thomas
Greene, Catharine Littlefield “Caty,”
Greene, George Washington
Greene, Jacob
Greene, Nathanael
in Battle of Brandywine
in Battle of Germantown
in Battle of Monmouth Court House
in Battle of Princeton
character and personality of
death of
in defeat