...George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, is one of the most influential when it comes to the role of the president. Born on February 22, 1732 Washington was the son of Augustine and Mary Washington in Virginia. Washington later enlisted in the Great Britain Army and fought in the French and Indian War as a general who served to protect the colonies from the French’s attacks during the French and Indian War. With his help he aided the capture of Fort Duquesne. When he retired from the armed services he devoted his time to care for his landholdings. Unlike many landowners he actually worked on his land. George Washington had about 100 slaves however he has stated that he disliked the institution of slavery....
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...12-6-16 Teacher: Mr.Hill Luke Holmberg Core: 1 George Washington was important to U.S history because he was the first President of the United States. Before that he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born on February 22, 1732. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia,VA his parents were Mary Ball Washington and Augustine Washington. George Washington was associated two times in Germantown's contribution to American history. During the Revolutionary War in 1777 George Washington led the U.S Army to the battle of Germantown. George Washington's Army was forced to retreat so the British won, but both sides had major losses of men. This battle...
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...Thesis: In his book, “ His Excellency: George Washington, “ by Joseph J. Ellis, is his important work to describe and talk about George Washington with important collective data and historical evidence that has been gathered and put together. Here we find out about the origins of his life, becoming commander and chief, and how he was prestigious of being president. Evidence One: George Washington was first recognized at the age of twenty one. He was messenger on a dangerous mission across the region of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Ohio Country. On this mission he was to carried a letter from the governor of Virginia, to lead a group across Blue Ridge, and to meet up with an Indian chief at Allegheny Mountains. Then Washington would continued...
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...George Washington is known as the “Father of His Country” and for good reason. His strong leadership and excellent strategies significantly helped America win the Revolutionary War. As a result, he is still honoured and praised today. Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father, Augustine Washington was a plantation owner. He grew tobacco using many African- American slaves. He died when George Washington was only 11 years old. Washington’s mother, Mary Ball, gave birth to six children, Washington being the oldest. Although he had no prior military experience, he still became the commander of the Virginia militia. Consequently, he served in the French and Indian War. However, in 1759, Washington...
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...George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732. He was born into a middle class family, his father Augustine and mother Mary, moved the family up the well-known Potomac River, to another Washington owned plantation called Little Hunting Creek. This was in 1735, only three years later the family packed up and moved again. This time to Ferry Farm, opposite of Fredericksburg Virginia, This was finally the place George would call home, for much of his childhood and youth years. George lived a normal child’s life for the time period. A little better off than most, he was homeschooled in his younger years, where he learned math, geography, Latin and the English classics. Like many people he gained most of his knowledge and understanding of life by watching other people. He mastered the art of growing tobacco, and how to run a plantation. A major...
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...George Washington, a strong, smart and bold leader. Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. president. As the years went on he grew in his knowledge, and soon enough he was a magnificent president/leader. He is now known as one of the seven founding fathers of the United States. Today, I will be writing about his life, who he has influenced today, and why he is an important person to know about. Washington’s ancestory is originally all the way from England. His great-grandfather, John Washington, migrated from England to colonial Virginia. Washington’s father, Augustine Washington, was an ambitious man who acquired land and slaves, built mills, and grew tobacco. Augustine...
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...Back in the eighteenth century when slavery uprising happened in America, slavery was a debatable issue. Hence, the opinions toward it were a concern at that time. On July 4th, 1776, The Declaration of Independence was written to declare that the America was a separate country that had its own sovereignty rights. It was also stated that the two most important things that were “all men are created equal”, and they would have certain rights “among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. Slavery was a norm at that time, so the question arisen is how the Founding Fathers - leaders of America thought and took action about slavery. According to the Declaration, slavery is unacceptable. Among the Founding Fathers, George Washington...
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...In his piece titled “The Greatness of George Washington”, Gordon S. Wood is trying to show the reader that George Washington was great not because of his intellect or his military genius, but because of his virtuous character. When you look closely at George Washington’s life, it is evident that he was not a prominent scholar, especially when compared to some other Founding Fathers. Although he was brilliant at running his plantation, Washington never went to college, and, as Jefferson said, his “‘colloquial talents were not above mediocrity” (Oates 135). For these reasons, it is hard to imagine Washington “expressing his views on Plato in the Jefferson and John Adams did” (Oates 135). Also, even though his role as general during the Revolutionary...
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...generation changed the development of American history. The author asks the reader to see the stories from both foresight and hindsight, implying that the stories should be understood both in terms of how they occurred, and in terms of what was later revealed over the years. He has chosen to focus the structure of the book around the important members of the Revolutionary generation, including Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin, and Hamilton. The founding fathers realized that the new nation had great potential. George Washington was a great example because he thought the expansion into the West would help a civilized future. On page 7, George...
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...As the first president of the United States, George Washington had a lot of responsibilities, but when it came to the end of his presidency he still had many things to tell the citizens. Washington decided to write an address to warn the citizens of what dangers might threaten the nation and what to do to protect them from division and war. George Washington wrote about staying together as a nation, staying neutral, and following the rules in the constitution and why these three ideas will help our nation. The first thing Washington talked about was to stay together as a nation. Washington stated that it was important for the nation to stay together and he explained how they could accomplish this goal. He said that in order to stay...
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...throughout the South to the North. George Washington was a man that many of us know and will know for years to come and this book will give the readers a look into his life as he battles in war time during 1776. At the same time we must not forget who was with him and the other men on the opposing sides of these battles. David McCullough will walk his readers through heroic battles, sadness, illness, and lives that many of us never realized happen. The author...
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...in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which has become a big tourist attraction. It has a history that not everyone knows, which makes it unique from other United States monuments. Some common questions people have are why was a huge carving placed on a mountain in South Dakota, who carved it, and how did they choose which four presidents would be on it? In the 1920's a historian by the name of Doane Robinson had an idea to carve historical figures into the granite “Needles”, which was the tallest mountain in South Dakota to attract more people to visit the state (Smithsonianmag.com). Robinson located a sculptor named Gutzon Borglum, but when he came to look at the site called “needles” he felt that...
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...Hercules Mulligan was one of the secret heroes during the Revolutionary War. He was born on September 25 1740. Hercules Mulligan served this country as an undercover spy for George Washington.. In the course of this time, he left an everlasting impression for the country. He was a representative for the Sons of Liberty, which was an organization of a secret society that worked on getting information about the British and stood up for the independence for america. He also used his undercover job to get more information which led to him saving George Washington's life twice. He made a big impact in the Revolutionary War. He sabotaged the British by taking information and messaging it to General Washington. This helped Washington plan his army with the insight of what the British were planning on doing, to defeat them, which eventually lead to victory. Originally born in ireland but moved to North America, Hercules Mulligan lived his life as a undercover spy during the American Revolutionary...
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...that during the 1780’s everyone thought that it was only natural that America verge away from British rule. They all figured that it would be a gradual change; not a full blown revolution. Throughout the chapter, Ellis puts great emphasis on the many things that could have gone wrong during the revolution. He points all these negative events and set backs that he felt could easily have brought the developing America down to show just how great of an accomplishment the revolution was. The Founding Fathers were not completely oblivious to the severity of breaking away from Great Britain. Tom Pain states that, “it is only common sense that an island can not rule a continent (pg.3).” Many assumed that it was only natural that the thirteen colonies govern themselves. They figured that it would be a peaceful break such as the gaining of independence for Ghana or Canada. It was not until later on that the colonies realized that Britain would not easily hand over the land. What I find interesting is that only the Founding Fathers seemed to realize the great events taking place during their time. John Adams even instructed his wife to file and keep all of his records. It is as if he knew that hundreds of years from then, we the future Americans would look back at his notes and recognize his greatness. This makes me wonder why they were so sure of themselves. The Americans were at a disadvantage during the beginning of the war. How was it that they seem so certain that the war would...
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...The United Sates was the golden crock-pot of the major innovations of democracy and the future of what lies ahead of this newly crafted country. During the early 1800s, major figures entered presidency such as the late George Washington and the new president taking the throne, Thomas Jefferson. Major pieces of law came to play that they enforced after Congress drafted them, all abiding the same regulations as the constitution. The constitution was written by the constitution convention in 1787 outlining the basic freedoms every citizen in the newly found republic of the United States should have. Every single law trying to pass was checked and balance because of the constitution. However, the character that the presidents demonstrate to the...
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