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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
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