Question

question 25 (5 points)
source: writing to a correspondent in october 1789, newly elected us president george washington gave his opinion of the french revolution:
the revolution which has been effected in france is of so wonderful a nature that the mind can hardly recognize the fact. if it ends as our last accounts to august 1st predict, that nation will be the most powerful and happy in europe!
but i fear though it has gone triumphantly through the first paroxysm seizure, it is not the last it has to encounter before matters are finally settled; in a word, the revolution is of too great a magnitude to be effected in so short a space, and with the loss of so little blood!
great temperance, firmness, and foresight are necessary to follow govern carrying from one extreme to another is no easy matter, and should this be the case, rocks and shoals, not visible at present, may wreck the vessel and give a higher toned depression than the one which animated before
directions: using cer format, respond to the following question:
what is george washingtons main concern about the french revolution?

Explanation:

To determine Washington's main concern, we analyze his quotes: he notes the revolution's great magnitude, the lack of time and bloodshed so far, and warns that hasty progress (leaping from one extreme to another) without temperance, firmness, and foresight could lead to "rocks and shoals" (difficulties) that disrupt the cause, resulting in a worse outcome than the original situation. So his concern is the revolution's instability, lack of sufficient time/bloodshed to settle, and the danger of hasty, unguided progress causing reversal.

Answer:

George Washington’s main concern about the French Revolution is that, despite its initial triumph, it is too great in magnitude to be settled so quickly with so little bloodshed; he fears hasty, unguided progression (leaping from one extreme to another without temperance, firmness, and foresight) could lead to unforeseen difficulties (“rocks and shoals”) that disrupt the revolution, resulting in a worse outcome than the original state.