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George Washington - The Best President?

George Washington was the first president ofa major critic of the British. In 1770,
the United States and considered one of theWashington began advocating forceful
best.resistance  to  British  rule.
George Washington is a much-admired person inIn 1775, the colonies formed a Continental
many respects. As the first president of theCongress to address the conflict with the
United States, he set the course upon whichBritish. George Washington was elected
the current three-branch system of federalCommander of all colonial forces. War had
government is based. George Washington isalready broken out in Massachusetts.
perhaps the one person who can most claim theWashington and his troops soon joined and the
title  of  Founding  Father.British were defeated in Boston in 1776. By
summer, however, the British has sent more
George Washington was born on February 22,troops and defeated the colonial forces on
1732 in Virginia. He was the son of well offnumerous  occasions.
plantation owner and spent his you in
relative comfort. During his youth, theFacing total defeat and a lack of money,
British Empire ruled the 13 colonies. DespiteGeorge Washington did an amazing thing. He
what you might assume, he was hardly arallied his rag tag colonial forces and paid
revolutionary and his stated goal was totheir wages out of his own finances. By late
become an officer in the British Army!December of 1776, the colonial forces were
Obviously,  that goal never came to fruition.starting to turn the tide against the
British. After more victories in 1777, the
As George Washington grew into adulthood, heFrench offered their support. It took a few
became an expert surveyor of land. He workedyears to arrive, but Washington was
in what was then called the American West andeventually able to completely defeat the
purchased vast tracts of land with otherBritish. In 1781, the British surrendered
family members. He eventually owned over 56much of the east coast. In 1783, a treaty was
thousand  acres.signed granting the colonies their
independence.
In 1752, George Washington joined the
Virginia militia. He quickly became anOn February 4, 1789, George Washington was
officer and played a pivotal part in theelected the first President of the United
French and Indian War. The French had movedStates of America with John Adams as vice
into the Ohio Valley, which aggravated thepresident. As the first president, he put in
British to no end. Washington was given theplace many precedents and traditions
task of telling the French to leave theincluding:
territory. When they refused, Washington
suggested a fort be built and his superiors1.  Being  referred  to  as  Mr.  President.
agreed.
2.  Refused  to  be  declared  King.
As the fort was being built, Washington was
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given the3. The creation of an inaugural event and
task of defending it. Leading 159 men, he wasball.
victorious in minor skirmishes. Instead of
being promoted to an officer position in the4. Swearing on a bible when taking the oath
British Army, he was told no colonial couldof  president.
attain the position. Bitter, Washington
resigned  and  the  French  turned  the tide.5.  Moving  the  capital  to Washington, D.C.
Desperate to turn the tide, the British6. Agreeing to the passage of the Bill of
Governor of Virginia reinstated GeorgeRights.
Washington by appointing him Commander of all
the Colonial forces. Within three years, the7. Proclaimed the neutrality of the United
French were defeated and Washington wasStates  in  all  international  conflicts.
famous. He married Martha Curtis in 1959, but
they  never  had  any  children.In 1792, President Washington ran for
re-election and was unopposed. He left office
By the 1760s, George Washington had retiredin March 1797. On December 14, 1799, he died
from the military and entered politics. Heof pneumonia on his Virginia plantation.
was a member of the Virginia legislature and



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