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George Washington

Published on Feb 06, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

George Washington

by Aspen Boykin
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Early Years

  • Born February 22 1732
  • Westmoreland County,Virginia
  • 5 siblings (4 boys 1 girl)
  • Dad Augustine and two Mothers Jane Butler and Mary Ball
  • Middle Class
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Education

  • Early education at a nearby churchyard school
  • Boarding school
  • No college
  • Home schooled 7 to 15
No college because his father died so young so george helped with family.
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Occupations

  • Land surveyor at 16
  • Lieutenant Colonel in army
  • A Land owner
  • He seved in the Virginia House of Burgesses

FAMILY LIFE

  • Martha Washington
  • Married on January 6,1759
  • She had two kids
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • He was the commander in chief
  • He Established two-term presidency
  • He Mobilized troops
He was the commander in chief of the continental army during the revolutionary war

He mobilized troops against the whiskey rebellion

7 HABITS

  • He Adapted, he saw the tobacco crop wasn't making a lot of mony
  • He Guarded Troops, He allways Had a sharp eye on his troops
  • He Valued Intelligence, He always sent scouts to study the enemy
  • He Went With the flow, He wanted the french fleet to help him
  • He Belived, In 1783, with a desperate unpaid army on hands
He adapted he saw the tobacco crop wasn't making as much money as it was supposed to. So he made it better.

He Valued Intelligence, He always sent scouts to. Study and report on the enemy

He Deferred to experts, his artillery commander Henry Knox had very little experience

He Went with the flow, he wanted the French fleet to help him get back to New York

He gave second chances, President Washington named us Native Americans

INTERESTING FACTS

  • He isn't buried under the U.S. Capitol
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INTERESTING FACS

  • He did free his slaves
  • He only got 69 votes
  • He didn't live in the white house
  • He died in Dec 14 1799
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THANK YOU :) ;)

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