GEORGE%20WASHINGTON

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

• 1732-1799

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COLONIST AND FARMER

• George Washington was a colonist.
• George Washington was a farmer.

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MARTHA WASHINGTON

• George Washington was married. His wife was
  named Martha.
• George Washington was a husband.

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MOUNT VERNON

• George and his wife Martha lived on a farm called
  Mount Vernon.
• Mount Vernon is in Virginia.

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FREEDOM

• The colonists in the United States wanted freedom
  from England.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• The United States fought England in the
  Revolutionary War. They wanted to be an
  independent country.
• The Revolutionary war was from 1775-1783.

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SOLDIER

• George Washington was a soldier during the
  American Revolution.
• George Washington was a leader.

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NEW COUNTRY

• The United States won the war with England.
• The United States became a country in 1776!

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

• George Washington was the first president of the
  United States.
• He was president from 1789-1797.
• He is called the Father of Our Country.

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WASHINGTON MONUMENT

• The Washington Monument is in Washington, D.C.
• It is very tall.

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FAMOUS QUOTE
First in war, first in peace, first in the
hearts of his countrymen.
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THE END
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