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George WashingtonGeorge Washington
By: Tayler By: Tayler
George Washington as George Washington as a young boya young boy
George Washington was born in George Washington was born in February22, 1732 in Virginia February22, 1732 in Virginia
George had a father who had tobacco George had a father who had tobacco fields and he had several brothers and fields and he had several brothers and sisterssisters
When he got older he had job he worked When he got older he had job he worked on his brothers and his neighborers on his brothers and his neighborers fields by measuring and mapping them fields by measuring and mapping them
He accomplished a lot with the He accomplished a lot with the Mapping and Measuring Mapping and Measuring
The French and Indian The French and Indian warwar
When George got older and he was now at When George got older and he was now at age twenty he decided to join the militaryage twenty he decided to join the military
One of his first missions was to tell the One of his first missions was to tell the French not to build forts on the British French not to build forts on the British territoryterritory
But the British refused and George left to But the British refused and George left to tell the response to the Governortell the response to the Governor
He came back with 300 men ready to fight He came back with 300 men ready to fight but the French jumped out with 900 but the French jumped out with 900 hundred French and the Indians hundred French and the Indians
The British soon won the war and it was all The British soon won the war and it was all overover
But George Washington was not But George Washington was not
George Washington George Washington with higher ranks with higher ranks
In 1755 George Washington was In 1755 George Washington was made a commander he was meant to made a commander he was meant to keep the Indians away but a year later keep the Indians away but a year later he decided to live on the farm again he decided to live on the farm again
So he quit from the military when he So he quit from the military when he was then 27 he found a girl, her name was then 27 he found a girl, her name was Martha Custis they were married was Martha Custis they were married immediately immediately
George was rich and he had every George was rich and he had every thing he wanted thing he wanted
Beginning of a new lifeBeginning of a new life
• George Washington had five farms George Washington had five farms he got up each morning doing he got up each morning doing business like letters and stuffbusiness like letters and stuff
• George Washington grew different kinds of plants like corn, wheat , and other stuff
• Gorge thought slaves were wrong but he had over 300 hundred of them so he could not say because he also had slaves
My opinionsMy opinions I think it was I think it was
wrong to wrong to have Slaves have Slaves
and its and its Very unfair Very unfair to slaves to slaves
Boo king George the third
• George Washington thought of himself George Washington thought of himself like a Englishman but king George the like a Englishman but king George the 3 needed money sense he was in a war 3 needed money sense he was in a war with the French peoplewith the French people
• So he charged taxes soon he went So he charged taxes soon he went crazy with taxes and he taxed tons of crazy with taxes and he taxed tons of other things like tea, stamps, paper, other things like tea, stamps, paper, glass, and a whole bunch of other glass, and a whole bunch of other thingsthings
• So the made a letter about how they So the made a letter about how they feel about the taxesfeel about the taxes
Revolutionary War
• When George got his men for the war they were not trained but he only good thing was that they had there own guns
• Some other people drove the British out of there own land but then the soldiers went strait towards new York but George and his men were there
A Victory to be won
• In a December in 1776, George and his men were going to take him and his men to attack the British but a gigantic so storm delayed them
• So instead they marked to NewJursy after the British were all sleepy on Christmas day George Washington came with his men and atacked but none of his men died and they won the battle!!!
The Independence The Independence
• part of the British had a new plan to part of the British had a new plan to over run the Americans but they made over run the Americans but they made a mistake by going to Pennsylvania a mistake by going to Pennsylvania and running into a bigger force and and running into a bigger force and maybe were defeated maybe were defeated
• But then they found out with British But then they found out with British like this the untied states might like this the untied states might acutely win its independenceacutely win its independence
• Once this information got to franc and Once this information got to franc and the king he had a war with the British the king he had a war with the British he also supplied the united states he also supplied the united states with weaponswith weapons and troops
It took awhileIt took awhile
• For the army to get there but a bigger For the army to get there but a bigger problem was happening and George problem was happening and George Washington was suffering from winter in Washington was suffering from winter in Valley Forge and most of them were weak Valley Forge and most of them were weak from starvationfrom starvation
• The war lasted a little more then four The war lasted a little more then four more years George Washington marched more years George Washington marched his troops to new York to attack the his troops to new York to attack the BritishBritish
• The war was over when George The war was over when George Washington beat the British and the Washington beat the British and the thirteen colonies became the united thirteen colonies became the united states of America!!!states of America!!!
The president
• In 1789 George Washington was awarded George Washington president of the united states
• And the government started and George Washington had a rather good payment
• The people loved that he was president when they were not disagreeing with them
And taxes were
never Talked about
again unless
necessary
Biography's
• George Washington George Washington
• Google/The Papers of George Google/The Papers of George WashingtonWashington
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