George Washington

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George Washington

• (The Father Of Our Country)
• By Nathan King and Jairus Curtis

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Georges Childhood

• George was born in 1732,Febuary 22.
• He was born at Westmoreland, Virginia.
• His religion was Episcopalian.
• When George was 11 he inherited 10 slaves.
• When he was 16 he began surveying land.
• George had 2 half-brothers, Augustine and
  Lawrence.

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Revolutionary War

• George was a General in the Revolutionary War.
• Georges first battle was at the south side of
  fort Duquesne.
• George was in the Revolutionary War.

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Georges wife and Presidency

• Georges wife was Martha Dandridge Washington.
• George was in office for the years of 1789-1799.
• He was in the Federalist political party.
• George was elected as president in 1789, February
  4.
• He planned everything carefully, because he knew
  that everything that he planned would be used by
  future presidents.
• George was the only president to not sleep in the
  white house.

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Death Of Our Father!

• George Washington died in 1799, December 14 on a
  stormy and cold night.
• He was sick, and asked the doctors to strain some
  of his blood.
• Back then people would strain blood to try to get
  a sickness out of the blood stream.
• George got too much blood strained so he got weak
  and died.

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Credits (Part 1)

• Text book
• Our Presidents George Washington
• www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index.cfm/ss
  /101/
• George Washington
• America in George Washingtons Time
• The White House

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Credits (Part 2)

• http//www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index
  .cfm/

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