How Did George Washington Become The First President Of America
An Introduction
When many think of George Washington, people think of a Founding Father, the commander of the Continental Army, and the obvious; the first president of America. But George Washington is more than that. When you look at it, how did he become the first president of America? It is known that the 13 original colonies were created by the British, but what made the colonies revolt and create what is known today as the United States of America? This paper will discuss the sequences of events led to the colonies declaring independence against Great Britain, as well as how George Washington helped politically, socially, and economically against British colonial rule.
George Washington Sets the Stage In the year 1753, the Governor …show more content…
Washington was then promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and instructed to recruit 100 men in Alexandria, Virginia. At the same time, William Trent was recruiting frontiersmen to build a fort to impede the movement of the French. While trying to recruit soldiers, Washington experience first-hand how hard it is to recruit people to a cause. Supplies were scarce too. The men being recruited did not have clothes, shoes, or even guns like military laws demanded. Even food, wagons, and materials were low. The military force was given authority to use the wagons and horses of farmers, but the farmers often hid their items to avoid losing them. Washington, troubled with the dilemma wrote a series of letters to Dinwiddie. Unfortunately, his needs went unanswered for the most part. George was angered that the government was not providing him with resources, but he continued to follow the Governor’s instruction. On April 18th 1754, Washington and his 159 men traveled towards the fort being built by the frontier men on the Monongahela river. During his march, Washington encountered stragglers of Edward Ward’s party. Vastly outnumbered, the group surrendered the British fort with no fight and
When many think of George Washington, people think of a Founding Father, the commander of the Continental Army, and the obvious; the first president of America. But George Washington is more than that. When you look at it, how did he become the first president of America? It is known that the 13 original colonies were created by the British, but what made the colonies revolt and create what is known today as the United States of America? This paper will discuss the sequences of events led to the colonies declaring independence against Great Britain, as well as how George Washington helped politically, socially, and economically against British colonial rule.
George Washington Sets the Stage In the year 1753, the Governor …show more content…
Washington was then promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and instructed to recruit 100 men in Alexandria, Virginia. At the same time, William Trent was recruiting frontiersmen to build a fort to impede the movement of the French. While trying to recruit soldiers, Washington experience first-hand how hard it is to recruit people to a cause. Supplies were scarce too. The men being recruited did not have clothes, shoes, or even guns like military laws demanded. Even food, wagons, and materials were low. The military force was given authority to use the wagons and horses of farmers, but the farmers often hid their items to avoid losing them. Washington, troubled with the dilemma wrote a series of letters to Dinwiddie. Unfortunately, his needs went unanswered for the most part. George was angered that the government was not providing him with resources, but he continued to follow the Governor’s instruction. On April 18th 1754, Washington and his 159 men traveled towards the fort being built by the frontier men on the Monongahela river. During his march, Washington encountered stragglers of Edward Ward’s party. Vastly outnumbered, the group surrendered the British fort with no fight and