Friday, October 26, 2018

Period 8 Discussion of George Washington's Farewell Address

Secular, not religious
Atheists: there is no God
, agnostics, there could be a God, not sure

Washington, deist, believes in God, not a Christian

-colonial America
economy is undeveloped
-they do not a have a professional military
-they have a militia, voluntary military, they work other jobs like farmers, carpenters, etc.
-the Southern states have slaves
The Northern states do not have slaves
The states are part of a political  union

He uses difficult vocabulary/sophisticated language


Audience: citizens, other politicians like Alexander Hamilton

No comments:

Post a Comment