...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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...My topic matters to history because George Washington was an important historical figure that helped shape America today. My topic has made an impact on society because George Washington was the first president of the United States. But he learned most of his skills from his previous career as a war general. Few have investigated the assumption that Washington was a war general solely based on the fact that he had a military background and that he could help Virginia reunite the colonies. Many people assume that Washington did no greater good during his time as a war general. George Washington was the best war general in 18th century America. The significance of George Washington being a general cannot be overstated, particularly in the context...
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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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...Through watching these three documentaries, the trend of who the audience was for these shows lend themselves more toward a “history buff” type audience, just by the how the films present themselves. Chronologically the historical documentaries increased to become more “historian like” in content and how the information was presented to the audience. Out of the three documentaries, Pocahontas Revealed, was the closest to accurate historical thinking, followed by The Best George Washington, and coming in last was the Mystery Files: Joan of Arc. This was determined by how the information was presented and how much bias could be seen from the documentary. In Pocahontas Revealed, the documentary was about Jamestown during the 16-17th century when they first arrive. It mainly focused on the myth surrounding Pocahontas and John Smith during that time. The experts through the film debunked this myth with evidence that possible showed Pocahontas being taught how to be a chief once her father stepped down or died for the tribe. With the near-death-experience John Smith wrote about, the experts had assumed it was on Pocahontas to decide if John Smith lived or died, as a test in her training to become the chief. The documentary continued until when John Smith wrote about his time...
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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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...tax that later Washington led his Army in stop, allowing him to empower his newly born government. Alexander Hamilton had created a tax on whiskey that farmers tried to rebel against. In the end though Washington's army won the battle. Shortly after Alexander Hamilton created the tax on whiskey which was used to pay off the Revolutionary war debt, some farmers started to cause issue in the wilderness. After the tax was passed, a group of farmers went out in the woods and captured a tax collector. They stripped him naked, shaved off his hair, poured hot tar all over his body, covered the tax collector in feathers, and finally strapped him to a tree in the middle of the night which caused the rebellion...
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...Washington was not going to give up on this attack, and despite all the setbacks, he still managed to pull off an extraordinary victory. He then also managed to pull off a massive victory at Princeton just a few days later. Washington organized and perfectly executed two of the most significant victories of the war in the span of a week. McCullough's description of the American military situation at the beginning of the war showcases the determination and resilience of the American forces despite facing overwhelming odds. When the Continental Army was founded after the Battle of Bunker Hill (it was fought by militiamen), George Washington was named the commander in chief of the army. However, the state of the army was really, really bad. It didn’t even have a name. Washington had sixteen thousand men, but less than fourteen thousand of them were able to fight. More than fifteen hundred were sick, and another fifteen hundred were absent. Another problem was that the army didn’t even have a proper...
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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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...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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...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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