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date and place of birth

Washington was born on a farm in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22,1732

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3-4 Major events in life

 The nation's capital—Washington, D.C.—was named for him. The state of Washington is the only state named after a president. Many other places also bear his name.

date and place of death

1. December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, Virginia Shortly after returning to Mount Vernon from Barbados, Washington developed tuberculosis. (Tuberculous pleurisy, to be precise.) This, no doubt, he caught from Lawrence. It occurred soon after the smallpox.
2. Shortly after returning to Mount Vernon from Barbados, Washington developed tuberculosis. (Tuberculous pleurisy, to be precise.) This, no doubt, he caught from Lawrence. It occurred soon after the smallpox.
3. Shortly after returning to Mount Vernon from Barbados, Washington developed tuberculosis. (Tuberculous pleurisy, to be precise.) This, no doubt, he caught from Lawrence. It occurred soon after the smallpox.

Shortly after returning to Mount Vernon from Barbados, Washington developed tuberculosis. (Tuberculous pleurisy, to be precise.) This, no doubt, he caught from Lawrence. It occurred soon after the smallpox.

3-4 fast facts on this person

He was a carpenter. He was a blacksmith. He was a president.

fun fact

 He was known as a strong and patient leader.

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George Washington was the first president of the United States. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1732. As a young man, he was a surveyor. His military career began with his involvement with the Virginia militia, including a notorious mission he undertook to deliver a message to the French in the Ohio Valley from Governor Dinwiddie; he almost lost his life on the return trip home after he fell from a raft into the icy waters of the Allegheny River. Several years later, he was given command of the Virginia militia forces due to his heroism. He resigned in 1758 and returned to his home, Mount Vernon. He married a rich widow, Martha Custis, later that year.

While Washington focused on his farming for the next few years, eventually expanding his 2,000 acre farm to 8,000 acres, he also became involved in politics. He was elected into the Virginia House of Burgesses, and in 1774, he was one of Virginia’s representatives in the Continental Congress. When the Revolutionary War began, Washington became the Continental army’s commander in chief. He was elected as the first president of the United States in 1789. Washington laid the foundations for the role of a president during his first term; he served a second term, during which his focus was foreign affairs. He refused a third term, and retired to Mount Vernon in 1797; he died two years later.

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Washington voluntarily resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in 1783. Because of his victories in the Revolutionary War, some wanted to make him king of the new nation. But Washington refused. He wanted a free, democratic and united country.

Washington longed to retire to his fields in Mount Vernon, Virginia. But he soon realized that the nation, under its Articles of Confederation, was not moving ahead. He helped organize the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington the first President.

During his first term in office, Washington joined the states together and helped establish the federal government. He did nor war materials to either England or France.

ot interfere with the policy-making powers that he felt the Constitution gave Congress. He believed that foreign policy was a main concern for the young nation.

When the French Revolution led to a major war between France and England, Washington insisted that the United States remain neutral. He did not accept the recommendations of his Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who was pro-French, or his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was pro-British. The President feared that getting involved in this European war would shatter his young country's new government. On April 22, 1793, he issued a proclamation of neutrality that urged American citizens to be impartial and not send aid

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