| George Washington was the first president
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| | the military and entered politics. He was
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| of the United States and considered one
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| | a member of the Virginia legislature and
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| of the best.George Washington is a
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| | a major critic of the British. In 1770,
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| much-admired person in many respects. As
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| | Washington began advocating forceful
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| the first president of the United States,
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| | resistance to British rule.In 1775, the
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| he set the course upon which the current
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| | colonies formed a Continental Congress to
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| three-branch system of federal government
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| | address the conflict with the British.
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| is based. George Washington is perhaps
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| | George Washington was elected Commander
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| the one person who can most claim the
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| | of all colonial forces. War had already
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| title of Founding Father.George
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| | broken out in Massachusetts. Washington
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| Washington was born on February 22, 1732
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| | and his troops soon joined and the
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| in Virginia. He was the son of well off
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| | British were defeated in Boston in 1776.
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| plantation owner and spent his you in
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| | By summer, however, the British has sent
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| relative comfort. During his youth, the
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| | more troops and defeated the colonial
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| British Empire ruled the 13 colonies.
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| | forces on numerous occasions.Facing total
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| Despite what you might assume, he was
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| | defeat and a lack of money, George
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| hardly a revolutionary and his stated
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| | Washington did an amazing thing. He
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| goal was to become an officer in the
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| | rallied his rag tag colonial forces and
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| British Army! Obviously, that goal never
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| | paid their wages out of his own finances.
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| came to fruition.As George Washington
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| | By late December of 1776, the colonial
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| grew into adulthood, he became an expert
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| | forces were starting to turn the tide
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| surveyor of land. He worked in what was
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| | against the British. After more victories
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| then called the American West and
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| | in 1777, the French offered their
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| purchased vast tracts of land with other
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| | support. It took a few years to arrive,
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| family members. He eventually owned over
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| | but Washington was eventually able to
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| 56 thousand acres.In 1752, George
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| | completely defeat the British. In 1781,
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| Washington joined the Virginia militia.
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| | the British surrendered much of the east
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| He quickly became an officer and played a
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| | coast. In 1783, a treaty was signed
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| pivotal part in the French and Indian
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| | granting the colonies their
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| War. The French had moved into the Ohio
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| | independence.On February 4, 1789, George
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| Valley, which aggravated the British to
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| | Washington was elected the first
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| no end. Washington was given the task of
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| | President of the United States of America
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| telling the French to leave the
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| | with John Adams as vice president. As the
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| territory. When they refused, Washington
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| | first president, he put in place many
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| suggested a fort be built and his
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| | precedents and traditions including:1.
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| superiors agreed.As the fort was being
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| | Being referred to as Mr. President.2.
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| built, Washington was promoted to
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| | Refused to be declared King.3. The
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| Lieutenant Colonel and given the task of
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| | creation of an inaugural event and
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| defending it. Leading 159 men, he was
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| | ball.4. Swearing on a bible when taking
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| victorious in minor skirmishes. Instead
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| | the oath of president.5. Moving the
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| of being promoted to an officer position
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| | capital to Washington, D.C.6. Agreeing to
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| in the British Army, he was told no
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| | the passage of the Bill of Rights.7.
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| colonial could attain the position.
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| | Proclaimed the neutrality of the United
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| Bitter, Washington resigned and the
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| | States in all international conflicts.In
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| French turned the tide.Desperate to turn
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| | 1792, President Washington ran for
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| the tide, the British Governor of
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| | re-election and was unopposed. He left
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| Virginia reinstated George Washington by
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| | office in March 1797. On December 14,
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| appointing him Commander of all the
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| | 1799, he died of pneumonia on his
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| Colonial forces. Within three years, the
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| | Virginia plantation.Richard Monk is with
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| French were defeated and Washington was
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| famous. He married Martha Curtis in 1959,
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| but they never had any children.By the
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| | George Washington.
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| 1760s, George Washington had retired from
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