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    my research paper is on president George Washington and why I name him as the best US president. I believe that George Washington was the best US president because of how he united the nation and lead America into war against the British and the tactics he used in the war against the British. my first reason for my opinion is the different tactics Washington used in the war with the British and how they were implemented. when Washington was in lead as the commander of the American Army

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    Issues With a new nation facing overwhelming difficulties‚ George Washington faced the challenges of being the first president to run‚ shape‚ and build the foundations of the newly formed United States. Washington came into office with the country in heavy debt‚ and an empty treasury. With the issues President George Washington was facing‚ he proved to be a paragon leader. One such issue was that of the National debt and creating a National Bank. In 1790‚ Alexander Hamilton proposed that

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    Then‚ Washington created a cabinet that consisted of the vice president John Adams‚ the secretary of state Thomas Jefferson‚ and the secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton. Additionally‚ Henry Knox who helped bring cannon to Washington during the American Revolution who became a friend of Washington‚ and he was selected to be secretary of war. Over the years the cabinet expanded and acquired new positions to fulfill the nation demands. The Judiciary act of 1789 was one of the biggest things

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    States of America were close to defeat. The State’s army‚ the ‘Continental Army’ had almost been destroyed by the professional British soldiers. The Continental Army‚ lead by a man from Virginia by the name of George Washington had been retreating from the British for many months. Washington was now faced with one of the greatest problems he had ever come up against in his military career. His inexperienced army was outnumbered ten to one‚ running out of supplies‚ and had only the Delaware river separating

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    Good day General Washington. My name is James Powelli‚ and I run the local newspaper‚ “Events of America.” My readers asked me to interview you‚ so that they could gain some insight on your life. They would also like to know something about you and what challenges and events you faced before‚ during and after becoming president. So let us get started. JP: Where and when were you born? GW: I was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia. JP: At what time did you enter the

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    work in unbearable conditions‚ and if they didn’t want to work‚ land owners had the right to shoot them. Many colored people wanted to rebel against them‚ including Haitian Revolution leader Toussaint Louverture. Also referred to as the “Black George Washington”‚ he was an ambitious leader who trained thousands of people and fought against three empires-the

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    masterpieces of the United States of America stands as the George Washington Bridge (GWB) located above the Hudson River. The eastern side of the Bridge rests on the shores of Manhattan while the western end of the Bridge lies on the woody areas of the New Jersey Palisades. The construction of the Bridge was meant to give a connection to New York City and New Jersey and facilitate traveling over the vast expanse. The construction of the George Washington Bridge began in the October of 1927. It became operational

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    General George Washington had nearly 3 years of retirement by 1776 and expected he had been removed from the public for good. However‚ when news came about of a rebellion in Massachusetts‚ Washington became worried. Desperate for news on the event‚ he depended largely on information from old friends such as General Henry Knox and General Benjamin Lincoln. “But for God’s sake tell me what is the cause of all these commotions: do they proceed from licentiousness‚ British-influence disseminated by

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    George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was born a slave in Diamond Grove‚ Missouri. As a small child Carver was rescued from a band of Confederate kidnappers. From early on Carver was determined to get himself an education. Carver began his schooling in Newton Country‚ and while attending school he also worked very hard as a farm hand. While working and studying Carver lived in a one-room schoolhouse‚ and as time went on he excelled as sought out for higher education. Because of

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    George Washington Carver was an a agricultural chemist who played an important role in agricultural advancements in the U.S. He was the son of slaves‚ and was born around the year 1860‚ near Diamond Grove‚ Missouri. Carver was an outstanding student in high school‚ and later went on to Simpson College‚ in Iowa‚ in 1891. He graduated from the Iowa Agricultural College in 1894 with a B.S. degree‚ and taught agriculture and bacterial botany while working on his M.S. in agriculture‚ which he received

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