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    George washington was born on February 22‚ 1732. February 11‚ 1731 – December 14‚ 1799 was an American politic and soldier who served as the the first president of the united states from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding fathers in the United States. He served as chief of the army called the continental army during the war of the americans and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the united constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation’s establishment

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    FRQ: Contributions to a Stable Government (George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important men who greatly affected our nation’s independence and the beginning years of our country. Each made their individual and unique contributions to an unwavering government following the adoption of the Constitution. After the war‚ the Articles of Confederation had begun to fail. The federal government couldn’t collect taxes to pay for the colossal debt that

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    One man with many women and men behind him‚ changed the course of America as we know it. His name was George‚ and the people behind him are known as soldiers. He was a normal American soldier‚ at least that’s what he thought. He worked his way up in the military‚ and he then moved up from someone no one knew‚ to a person known by all of America. That man is George Washington. America along with his allies‚ his friends‚ and his family were all behind him. America is fighting for victory. We need

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    George Washington I. Background- Birth-February 22‚ 1723 Death- December 14‚ 1799 II. Quote- "The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves. . . . The fate of unborn millions will now depend‚ under God‚ on the courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us no choice but a brave resistance or the most abject submission. We have therefore to resolve to conquer

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    George Washington Carver eulogy Today we honor a man known for his nutty pursuit for his passion for plants and changed the agricultural world. George Washington Carver was born a slave. He was abducted as an infant along with his mother and father then left for dead for his small and weak frame. His was blessed with more compassionate slave owners who sought the stolen family out only to find baby Carver all by his lonesome. Moses and Susan were the names of his new family who he would call “aunt

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    George Washington is the most influential person from the American Revolutionary Era because he led the colonist to a victory in the Revolutionary war against the british which is the most powerful army in the world‚ he was the first president on the United States of America‚ and he also was the president of the constitutional convention in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The first reason why he is the most influential person in that Era is the he led the colonist to victory against Great Britain which

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    How did George Washington defuse the tension surrounding the Newburgh Crisis? (discussed in class). Washington went on stage to give his address. Once on stage he puts on his eye glasses and says “I’ve gone gray in your service and now I’m nearly blind.” He then asks them to please not do this and the officers call of the march on Philadelphia. What was the importance of Judith Sergeant Murray and Mercy Otis Warren?Judith Sargeant Murray was a published author and civil rights advocate. She believed

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    George Washington was a great person. He was the only person who could have held the army together and keep them from quitting. George Washington kept his military from quitting and he led the country to victory in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed the first president of the United States of America. His generals originally wanted to call him king but he refused because he thought that if he was named king then they would have accomplished nothing so he made them call him President. George

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    There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy‚ & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain. – George Washington‚ 1755 President George Washington is known by the many facets of his spectacular leadership: as a general‚ a politician‚ farmer and local leader‚ and our nation’s founder. Washington’s place in history is secured by his efforts to turn a band of unorganized‚ underequipped rebels into a formidable national army that defeated a colonial superpower

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    George washington was a first president of the United States of America. He was born on february 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland county in Virginia. He served for 8 years from April 30‚ 1789 to March 4‚ 1797. Washington’s first profession was a farmer. In fact‚ before he became president‚ he believed himself as a farmer. His motto was to improve the farming techniques to produce more crops in more efficient way. Andrew Johnson was a seventeenth president for United States Of America. He was born on December

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