By: Maille Lafond and Lizbett Bahena

 February 22,1732 Westmoreland county, Virginia

 December 14, 1799 Mount Vernon Virginia

 Virginia

 He led the colonial forces in the revolutionary war.  The first president of the Untied States of America.

 Presidency: April – March  Political Party: Federalist

 Before he became president George Washington was a soldier.  He had a rank of major in the Virginia militia.

 On the 25 th of December 1776 Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware river.  The harsh winter weather made it difficult to cross.  After they reached the other side Washington lead his army to Trenton witch was Continental army’s first major victory.

 George Washington was married to Martha Dandridge Custis.  Martha had no children with George, but she had two children from her first marriage.  Both of their children died.  His family had some distinction in England and were granted land by Henry VIII.  His father Augustine was a tobacco farmer.  Augustines first wife died in Then in 1931 he remarried to a woman named Mary Ball.  George was the oldest of their 6 children.

 “Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”  “The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.”  “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”  “It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”  Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.  “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

 Washington started school at age 6,but left at 15.  He had all of his teeth pulled and wore fake teeth.  He lost most of his battles.  He is the richest president ever.  He had no middle name.  He didn’t wear a wig. Every picture was real hair.  He was made an honorary citizen of France.

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