HIS LIFE IN REVIEW…

George Washington

When and where was he born?

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Colonial Beach.

Early Life

In his early years George Washington was an athletic child. Some say he was the best horseback rider in the colony of Virginia.

He also enjoyed fencingHe was the commander of the militia “The

Virginia Blues”Later he was promoted to a normal officer in

the British army.

General

Once tensions started to rise between The United States, and Britain. George Washington attended every meeting. Wearing his blue uniform. He was then unanimously elected the general of the Continental Army.

President

George Washington was elected president in 1789.

After two terms he resigned. In 1797(Two years before death)

Historians say that his biggest flaw as president was choosing to stay neutral in the war between Britain, and France. This would later come back to haunt the United States. When the British burned down the White House in The War of 1812.

Final Years

George Washington had only two years away from the political life. Once he resigned in 1797, he went back to his wife at his beloved Mt. Vernon estate.

He died on December 14, 1799

Conclusion

George Washington is always ranked in the top 5 on the best presidents list. Why is this? Because George Washington helped our country gain independence. He became our first president and arguably our best. He embodied all of the things it met to be an American patriot.

Thomas Paine once said “These are times that try men's souls”

Remember George Washington. When the times were harsh. When morale was low. When he missed his wife, and family. He remembered… What I am doing is not just for me, or these soldiers. It is for generations to come.

End

Thomas Jefferson once said in 1814 , 15 years after Washington’s death

“His mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order; his penetration strong, thought not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion…Hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best; and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously. But if deranged during the course of the action…he was slow in readjustment…He was incapable of fear, meeting personal dangers with the calmest unconcern.”