George+Washington

Here is a web-site on [|George Washington] [|george washington] He was born Westmoreland County, Va., on Febuary 22, 1732. George Washington was a gentleman to all the ladies, because when he was a young lad his family taught him how to be a gentlemen. He spent most of his childhood on his family's estate on Pope's Creek along the Potomac River. His father died in 1743, soon after that Geoge went to go live with his half brother Lawrence (who was like a father to him) at Mount Vernon, on Lawrence's plantation on the Potomac. Lawrence developed tuberlocuse, Washington tried to get him to Barbados so he could get treated for his tuberculosis but Lawrence passed away in 1752. Following that, the French and the British had a great hate agaist each other and were fighting over the control over the Ohio Valley causing the French and Indian war to start up. This created a great oppurtunity for George Washington. Washington kept a diary and recorded everyting he did. Geoge Washington was warned the French were coming in April 1754. During the French and Indian war George Washington was forced to surrender and bring his troops back to Williamsburg. George Washington was brought down down by his defect so he choose to resigned his commision near the end of 1754. George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis. She had two children already and she was very wealthy and atractive. After that he became a leader. George Washington had many high points in his life that he is noted for and one of those is the American Revolution. He had defended many cities such as New York which he was forced to give up to the British. He then captured Trenton, N.J in which he had a surprise attack over the Deleware River on Christmas night of 1776. His army wasall down on themselevs but he held them together and countinued to fight. He attacked the British in New Jersey in 1778 near the corthouse in Monmouthe. In 1780, the French army arrived in the United States and Washington created an attack with thier allies on Yorktown which is a very known battle in our day. George Washington took the victory in to the battle of Yorktown. Due to the war George Washington became a even greater leader and a greater man. George Washington returned to Mount Vernon atfer the war and experamented with crops, horses and had many visiters thoughout the years. Showing great leadership during the Revolutgionay war, they decided to elect George Washington as the president of the United States in 1789. As president George Washington was carefull and knew he needed to build something that would help the furture presidents. He wanted to avoid all conflict and he didnt want the nation to be divided. Washington did a good job in those four years that they decided to reelect him as president for four more years in 1792. Washington decided to have a peace treaty with Britian, in which Britian accepted in 1794, this treaty is now known as Jay's Treaty which setteled the two nations. In March of 1797 George Washington resigned from duty as president of the Nation. He had many acomplishments, the finacial system was well placed, and the Indian threat east of the Mississippi was gone, and he also was a big part of the Jay's Treaty. Washington declined the oppurtunity to serve as presdient for a third term. He gave a fantistic farewell speech, and went home to Mount Vernon. Washingtion preferred to spend his last years in a happy retirement with his family. He died on December 14, 1799. George Washington is widly recongized as one of the greatest preisident to ever be in office. He started this nations system and he shaped our country. George Washington's life was a very successful life and he willl be remembered forever.