Reading Portrait

Portrait of Maskell Ewing, Charles Willson Peale, 1787, Biggs Museum of American Art

Signing of the Declaration of Independence Treaty of Paris officially ends the Revolutionary War U.S. Constitution is ratified 1787 George Washington inaugurated as first President of the United States 1789 Charles Willson Peale paints the portrait of Maskell Ewing 1787

Portrait of Maskell Ewing, Charles Willson Peale, 1787, Biggs Museum of American Art

George Washington, Gilbert Stuart, 1796, Brooklyn Museum of Art

George Washington inaugurated as first President of the United States Washington D.C. is officially made the Nation’s Capital George Washington begins his 2nd term as President John Adams is elected the second President of the United States Gilbert Stuart paints one of his most famous portraits of George Washington

George Washington, unknown artist,

Statue of Caesar Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) from Velletri – Roman, Musee du Louvre George Washington, unknown artist,

The beginning of the Great Migration, during which thousands of Americans moved west 1843 The California Gold Rush begins 1848 Fort Sumter is attacked, beginning the Civil War 1861 Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States 1860 Statue of George Washington was created within this date range