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GEORGE WASHINGTON1732-1799
By: Matthew Makar
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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia.
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Legend has it that when George was a boy, he chopped down a cherry tree. He was honest about it, and admitted what he had done.
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When George was twenty-six he fell in love with Martha Custis. They got married and moved to Mount Vernon, a home in Virginia.
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In 1775, the colonists began to fight with England. They wanted to be free from England. George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
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On Christmas night,1776, George and his army crossed the icy Delaware
River.
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Washington led the troops through a very cold winter at Valley Forge.
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The war lasted eight years. In 1783, George Washington’s army won the war. George was
a hero!
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The thirteen colonies became thirteen states. People in America loved George Washington, and he became the first president of the
United States in 1789.
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After eight years as president, George Washington returned to his home at
Mount Vernon. In 1799 George Washington became ill and died. He
was sixty-seven years old.
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WASHINGTON MONUMENT
There is a monument in Washington, D.C. dedicated to him.
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His face appears on the one dollar bill and the quarter.
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MOUNT RUSHMORE
His face also appears on Mount Rushmore,
in South Dakota.
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George Washington was a great leader. He has been called the
“Father of Our Country”.
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Sources
• The Citizen’s Almanac U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Image and graphics From Internet