What Makes George Washington So Popular
George Washington was a very great man, he helped found the United States of America, he was General of the Continental Army and Was “Father” to many people. He loved people and was great at making people happy. He was very well known and is revered as one of the greatest people of today. However how did that man become the way he was and what was he actually like and what made him so popular and amazing?
George Washington grew up in a very interesting home that was quite different from today's standard of a home. His family was decently wealthy probably around the middle class, and he had some interesting parents. His father Augustine Washington was a plantation owner, and slaveholder. George Washington’s mother (Mary Ball Washington 2nd wife …show more content…
Once George Washington became a general, he learned how to become the famous military leader he is today. George Washington learned that the traditional ways of fighting didn’t necessarily work well for the British in the French and Indian War, so he started doing sneak attacks and many other forms of attacks that were unknown to many military leaders. Through his great love for people he adopted/mentored three young people into his family and cared for them like his own. Those people were: Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, and most notably a general of the French who had high connections in the French government Marquis de Lafayette. George Washington later became president, in which he did a lot of visiting and diplomacy.
The main things that made George Washington such a good leader was: he was friendly, slow to anger, wise, sociable, cared for the weak/ in need, fearless, determined, respectful, and knowledgeable. Many people loved George Washington and wanted to see him all the time. George Washington never had a dull moment at his
George Washington grew up in a very interesting home that was quite different from today's standard of a home. His family was decently wealthy probably around the middle class, and he had some interesting parents. His father Augustine Washington was a plantation owner, and slaveholder. George Washington’s mother (Mary Ball Washington 2nd wife …show more content…
Once George Washington became a general, he learned how to become the famous military leader he is today. George Washington learned that the traditional ways of fighting didn’t necessarily work well for the British in the French and Indian War, so he started doing sneak attacks and many other forms of attacks that were unknown to many military leaders. Through his great love for people he adopted/mentored three young people into his family and cared for them like his own. Those people were: Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, and most notably a general of the French who had high connections in the French government Marquis de Lafayette. George Washington later became president, in which he did a lot of visiting and diplomacy.
The main things that made George Washington such a good leader was: he was friendly, slow to anger, wise, sociable, cared for the weak/ in need, fearless, determined, respectful, and knowledgeable. Many people loved George Washington and wanted to see him all the time. George Washington never had a dull moment at his