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George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Va., on Feb. 22, 1732. His father died in 1743, and Washington went to live with his half brother Lawrence at Mount Vernon. He was appointed surveyor for Culpeper County in 1749. Washington's brother died in 1752 he ultimately inherited the Mount mostrar más Vernon estate. Washington first gained public notice when, as adjutant of one of Virginia's four military districts, he was dispatched in October 1753 by Govenor Robert Dinwiddie on a fruitless mission to warn the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain. Discouraged by his defeat and angered by discrimination between British and colonial officers in rank and pay, he resigned his commission near the end of 1754. The next year, however, he volunteered to join British general Edward Braddock's expedition against the French. In 1755, at the age of 23, he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander in chief of the Virginia militia, with responsibility for defending the frontier. In 1758 he took an active part in Gen. John Forbes's successful campaign against Fort Duquesne. Assured that the Virginia frontier was safe from French attack, Washington left the army in 1758 and returned to Mount Vernon, directing his attention toward restoring his neglected estate. With the support of an ever-growing circle of influential friends, he entered politics, serving from 1759 to 1774 in Virginia's House of Burgesses. After 1769, Washington became a leader in Virginia's opposition to Great Britain's colonial policies. As a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congress, Washington did not participate actively in the deliberations. In June 1775 he was Congress's unanimous choice as commander in chief of the Continental forces. Washington took command of the troops surrounding British-occupied Boston on July 3, 1775. After the war, Washington returned to Mount Vernon. He became president of the Society of the Cincinnati, an organization of former Revolutionary War officersand in May 1787, Washington headed the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and was unanimously elected presiding officer. After the new Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification and became legally operative, he was unanimously elected president in 1789. Washington was reelected president in 1792. By March 1797, when Washington left office, the country's financial system was well established; the Indian threat east of the Mississippi had been largely eliminated; and Jay's Treaty and Pinckney's Treaty with Spain had enlarged U.S. territory and removed serious diplomatic difficulties. Although Washington reluctantly accepted command of the army in 1798 when war with France seemed imminent, he did not assume an active role. He preferred to spend his last years in happy retirement at Mount Vernon. In mid-December, Washington contracted an illness; he declined rapidly and died at his estate on Dec. 14, 1799. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de George Washington

George Washington : Writings (1997) 619 copias
The Washington Papers (1955) 41 copias

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WASHINGTON, George
Fecha de nacimiento
1732-02-22
Fecha de fallecimiento
1799-12-14
Lugar de sepultura
Washington Family Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, Virginia, British America
Lugar de fallecimiento
Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Lugares de residencia
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Ferry Farm, Stafford County, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Pope's Creek Estate, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Ocupaciones
President of the United States (1789-1797)
Senior Officer of the United States Army (1798-1799)
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775-1783)
Virginia Delegate to the Second Continental Congress (1775)
Virginia Delegate to the First Continental Congress (1774)
Commander of Virginia Regiment (1755-1758) (mostrar todos 11)
planter
soldier
surveyor
vestryman
church warden
Relaciones
Washington, Martha (wife)
Washington, Bushrod (nephew)
Mason, George (friend)
Organizaciones
Freemasons
U.S. Army
Continental Army
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Premios y honores
First President of the United States
Washington Monument
Commander of the first, full-time American military unit in the colonies (Virginia Regiment)
Washington's Birthday Federal Holiday
Appointed General of the Armies of the United States posthumously by Congress
Highest-ranking military officer in U.S. history (mostrar todos 24)
Appears on the one-dollar bill
Appears on the quarter-coin
Appeared on first postage stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office
Mount Rushmore Memorial mounument
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Name given to the U.S. national capital (Washington ∙ D.C.)
Name given to the only state named after a U.S. president (Washington state)
Name given to George Washington University
Name given to Washington University in St. Louis
Name given to Washington and Lee University
Name given to Washington College
Virginia Washington Monument
George Washington Equestrian Statue
Marble statue, Rotunda of the State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia
Marble statue, Trafalgar Square, London, England
Name given to 886 Washingtonia asteroid
Congressional Gold Medal
Thanks of Congress

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George Washington en Legacy Libraries (julio 2018)

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With this being an election year, I'm drawn more than usual to history and events that shaped our nation. Having read this, I'm interested to read other farewell addresses.
 
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bookdrunkard78 | 3 reseñas más. | Jan 6, 2022 |
Why don't we get this book in the first grade? Why haven't you given this book to your children? Though written in old English, just a simple list of rules that we should still be teaching our young people, let alone a good refresher for our own behavior.
 
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SurvivorsEdge | 8 reseñas más. | Mar 1, 2021 |
Incredible, illuminating. I have never read a work more important, for giving context to the Revolutionary era. In several of his letters George Washington mentions his concern about preserving his papers, which he guessed would be important to later generations, and that was one of many things this man was absolutely prescient about.
 
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ErinCSmith | Jul 24, 2020 |
the Washington Benevolent Societies started in 1812 as a society in support of the Federalist Party. The Societies thrived for several years but then dwindled, the Worcester County society terminating it existence in 1836. William Trowbridge was a Revolutionary War veteran and the person for whom "Trowbridgeville" was named. He was the grandfather of William Trowbridge Merrifield and the great grandfather of William Trowbirdge Forbes. The record book for the Worcester County Society is at the American Anitquarian Society.… (más)
 
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Matthew_Erskine | 3 reseñas más. | May 16, 2020 |

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