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George Washington

Who Was George Washington? What Role Did He Play in American History? Was George Washington a Great Leader? Who Was George Washington? What Role Did He Play in American History? Was George Washington a Great Leader? Discussion Topics

Who Was George Washington? George Washington was the first President of the United States. He was born on February 22, 1732 in Wakefield, Virginia. He was the born to a wealthy family of English descent. He grew to be a 6 foot 3 inch tall man. Many people have said, “Of all the founding fathers, he was the most athletic, the most adventurous, and clearly a man of action”. He did not obtain a college degree, but instead entered the military. Although, he did study mathematics, surveying, the classics, and the “rules of civility”. He learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge required for an 18th century Virginia gentleman.

He married Martha Danridge Custis in George Washington had no children of his own, but had two step-children (from his wife’s previous marriage). Many have said he often appeared to have a stiff jaw or stern facial expression. It was speculated this was so because Mr. Washington had false teeth made of wood. Scientists have proven his false teeth were made of ivory not wood. So..I guess we can speculate that his stiff appearance was a gentleman of his era maintaining a dignified pose. Who Was George Washington? - Continued Martha Danridge Custis

Another story involving George Washington claims he cut down a cherry tree as a youngest. – In reality, George Washington was given a hatchet as a boy. He went out into his father’s garden and proceeded to test the sharpest of the blade by chipping the bark off the cherry tree. The cherry tree did die from the damage. This is how the ‘cherry tree story’ got started. Who Was George Washington? - Continued

What Role Did He Play in America History?  At age 22, he began a leader of the Virginia army in the French and Indian War in  On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years ….the American Revolution.  The British army surrendered to George Washington in Yorktown, Virginia in  He commissioned a Frenchman to plan a new city for the country’s Capital…Washington DC.

George Washington helped to write the Constitution in Philadelphia in Edmund Randolph - Virginia 2. Nathaniel Gorham - Massachusetts 3. John Dickinson - Delaware 4. John Rutledge - South Carolina 5. James Wilson - Pennsylvania 6. Oliver Ellsworth Connecticut 7. Charles Pinckney South Carolina 8. James Madison - Virginia 9. Elbridge Gerry - Massachusetts 10. William Samuel Johnson - Connecticut 11. George Mason - Virginia 12. George Washington - Virginia 13. Benjamin Franklin - Pennsylvania 14. Rufus King - Massachusetts 15. William Paterson - New Jersey 16. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - New York 19. George Read - Delaware 20. William R. Davie - North Carolina 21. John Langdon -New Hampshire 22. Luther Martin - Maryland 23. Roger Sherman - Connecticut 24. Gunning Bedford, Jr. - Delaware 25. Abraham Baldwin - Georgia

What Role Did He Play in American History? - Continued When the new Constitution was ratified, Washington was overwhelmingly elected the 1 st President. George Washington was inaugurated as President in 1789 at the age of 57. He then served two terms. There were only 13 states when he become president, but five states were added during his presidency. He was the only President that did not live in the White House. He governed from New York City and often from his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Mount Vernon George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate is located in Mount Vernon, Virginia along the shores of the Potomac River and is the most scenic tourist attraction in the Washington, DC area. Tourists may visit the mansion, outbuildings, the gardens and the museum to learn about the life of America's first President and his family.

George Washington’s Death George Washington died in the master bedroom at Mount Vernon on December 14, He chose to be buried on the grounds of the Estate.

Review Reprinted from: America’s Story By Vivian Bernstein, Pg. 68

Was George Washington a Great Leader? George Washington - Founding Father George was one of the leaders to help write the Constitution. George Washington was a member of the First Continental Congress. He was then chosen to be a leader in the French and Indian War and to lead the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He became the first President of the United States. He served from As he traveled back in forth from New York City to Mount Vernon, it is documented that crowds everywhere cheered for him. In all these leadership positions, he showed a steadfastness of purpose and helped create the precedents and foundations that would form America.

George Washington First President of the United States “He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good and a great man... —Thomas Jefferson

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