George Washington ID

George
Washington

By: ID

Table of Contents

Chapter One ​ What was George Washington’s early life like? Pg 1

Chapter Two​ How did George Washington become well-known? Pg 2

Chapter Three ​ What contributions did George Washington make to the
Revolutionary War?

Pg 3

​Chapter Four ​ What was George Washington’s adult life like? Pg 4

Work cited Pg 5

About the author Pg 6

Chapter One

George Washington’s Early
Can you imagine being like George Washington and not knowing that your dad's
first wife died? Would you want to be like George Washington and have to move a lot
of times? I wouldn’t because I love where I Iive, I have many friends. What would it be
like if your dad died when you were eleven years old? Would you want to be like
George Washington and live with your two half brothers? I wouldn’t because I would
want my parents raising me.
George Washington was born on February 22,1732. His father, Augustine
Washington, was married to a lady named Janet Butler. She died in 1729. Shortly after
Augustine married George’s mother, Mary Ball, in 1729. In 1735, Augustine moved his
family up the Potomac River to another Washington home. In 1738, they moved again
to Ferry Farm. George, the oldest of Augustine and Mary Washington’s six children,
spent much of his childhood at Ferry Farm. When George was eleven years old, his
father died.
Wealthy planters were often sent to England to finish their schooling. When
George’s dad died, this kept George from going to school for a formal education. His
older brothers helped to educate him. At age 15, George began surveying. In 1753,
George had an interest in a military career. It was this experience that gave George
leadership experience and helped him to interact with men of higher education.

Chapter Two

George Washington Becomes Well-known

What would it be like, to be 22 years old and fire some of the first shots of what
would become a world war? Would you want to be a Commander in Chief of the
Continental Army, in the Revolutionary War? If you had the choice to become the first
president of the United States, what would you do?

At 22 years of age, Washington fired some of the first shots of what would become
a world war. This began in 1753, when France began building a series of forts in the
Ohio Country, a region claimed by Virginia.

Washington was made the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the
American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. Then in 1789, it was Washington’s
choice to become the first president of the United States. During his 8 years of
presidency he established many roles and traditions of the President of the United
States, that still stand today. He helped to build the US Government, from the words of
the Constitution. He formed the first presidential cabinet which included Thomas
Jefferson as the Secretary of State, and Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury.
After has second term ended, Washington held his political power because of his
central role in the founding of the United States. Washington is often called the “Father
of the Nation”. Many people compare Washington to Abraham Lincoln, saying he is
among the greatest of United States Presidents.

Chapter Three

Contributions George Washington made to the Revolutionary War

George Washington was appointed commander of the Continental Army on June
14,1775, by the second Continental Congress. He would not return to his home of
Mount Vernon until 6 years later.

Arriving shortly after the conclusion of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Washington took
command of the Continental Army, responding to a growing crisis near Boston, since
he had the most military experience among the Congressional delegates. As John
Adams pointed out there were great advantages to having someone outside of New
England, in command of the military force, that was congregated around Boston and
largely made up of New Englanders.

On August 22, 1776 Washington’s army was defeated by William Howe’s 20,000
man army on Long Island. This was the largest battle of the Revolutionary war.
Washington quickly moved his men to Manhattan, on the night of August 29, 1776.
This decision was a remarkable feat by Washington, as he did not lose a man in doing
so. Washington’s forces were then again defeated at the Battle of White Plains on
October 28, 1776 and later at Fort Washington on November 16, 1776. These were
dark days for Washington and his men.

Then on December 26, 1776, Washington’s men defeated British forces at the
Battle of Trenton and then again in the Battle of Princeton.

On January 1781, Washington announced that his supplies were becoming scarce,
he was out of money and the rainy weather was making travel difficult, while at Valley
Forge.

Then in September 1781, American and French forces combined and made their
way down to​ Y​ orktown, Virginia. (Washington was able to make a brief visit to his
home along the Potomac River.) The Battle of Yorktown began on September 28, 1781
and ended with an American victory, as the British Army Surrendered on October 19,
1781. The French and Indian war, was the largest battle that Washington commanded
and happened to be the deciding factor in the Revolutionary War.

Chapter Four

George Washington’s Adult Life

What would it be like to be a part of the first and second Continental Congress?
How would you feel if you were appointed General of the Continental Army? What
would it be like to have a ragtag army, fighting on your side?

Washington was one of the First and Second Continental Congress. In May of
1775 Washington was appointed General of the Continental Army. General
Washington did not have an easy task since he had a ragtag army (ragtag means a
bad army, that is not trained) of Colonial farmers to fight trained British soldiers.
However, he managed to hold the army together even during tough times and losing
battles. Over the course of six years, Washington’s army held victory over the British.
His victory included the famous crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas, in
Yorktown, Virginia.
The British Army surrendered in Yorktown on October 17,1781. George stepped down
from the presidency after 8 years (two terms). He felt it was important that the
president not become too powerful or rule too long, like the King. Less than three years
after leaving office of president, Washington caught a bad cold and soon became very
sick with a throat infection. He died on December 14,1799, at his Virginia plantation,
Mount Vernon, at age 67. At the time of his death, George Washington owned 300
slaves. However, before he died, he had become opposed to slavery and in his will he
ordered that his slaves to be freed after his wife’s death. In the beginning I felt sad then
towards the middle I felt happy then at the end I felt even more happy.

Works Cited
http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/biography/
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/george-washington
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/George_Washington
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/George_Washington
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewashington.php
http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/ten-facts-about-t
he-revolutionary-war/

About the Author

My name is ID. I live in Felton, Pennsylvania. I was born March 12 2007. I’m 9
years old and will be turning 10 this month. I am writing this book because I want
everyone who’s reading it to know more about George Washington. I want you to learn
about George Washington’s early life, how George Washington became well known,
and more about the contributions George Washington made to the Revolutionary War.