George Washington

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George Washington
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George Washington

• First President1789-1797
• Born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County,
  Virginia
• Died December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia

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George Washington

• On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on
  the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New
  York, took his oath of office as the first
  President of the United States

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George Washington

• George Washington was commander in chief of the
  Continental army during the American Revolution
  and first president of the United States
  (1789-97).

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George Washington

• Washington refused to run for a third term and,
  after a masterly Farewell Address in which he
  warned the United States against permanent
  alliances abroad, he went home to Mount Vernon.
  He was succeeded by his vice-president,
  Federalist John Adams.

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