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The first President of the USA

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about Washington

life & studies

birth & death

family

Who was George Washington?

Factfile

  • Xbirth: February 22nd 1732, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
  • Xfamily: Martha Washington (wife), Mary Ball Washington (mother), Augustine Washington (father), 5 siblings
  • Xhe was the eldest child
  • Xhis father owned a plantation (Mount Vernon)
  • Xhe became one of the richest landowner in Virginia
  • He protested against British ruledx RULE.
  • Xdeath: December 14th 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA

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Why is George Washington important?

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  • he led the Colonial Army to victory of the War of Indipendence (1775-1783)
  • he helped produce the Constitution
  • 1789: he became the first president of the USA without one vote against
  • 1792: he was elected for the second time
  • he thought that the USA should be neutral in foreign affairs, so he tried to find a balance between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans.
  • In 1794 farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against the whiskey tax, so he sent soldiers to end the rebellion

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Washington DC

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  • https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/George-Washington/345536
  • https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
  • https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Washington-DC/346224

Sitography

Washington DC
  • It's the capital city of the USA
  • It's in the District of Columbia, section separated from any other states.
  • It's called District of Columbia (after Columbus), chosen by the Federal Governament, and Washington (after George Washington).
  • It was planned by Pierre l'Elefant