https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1 Made with charisma en-us 2019-01-27 20:10:11 UTC 2023-05-21 09:47:42 UTC hello@padlet.com 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324723319 He was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland county, Virginia. He spent most of his childhood on the Ferry Farm in the Reappahannock River near where he life. He attended school sometimes from the age of 7 all till his 15th birthday. He studied geography, and was very good at mathematics in school and went on expedition around the state. On his families plantation he mastered tobacco growing and stock raising. Augustine Washington was his dad and Mary Ball Washington was his second wife. Mary Ball became his new mother and he was one of the eldest of nine children. When his father dead when he was 11 years old he had to take over alongside his his brother Lawrence who was also one of the oldest sons. George Washington became the first to surveying as a profession and was appointed as an official surveyor of Culpeper county,  and was put as the head of the Mount Vernon.]]> 2019-01-27 20:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324723319 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324769643 Robert Dwindle appointed George Washington as an adjutant for the southern district of Virginia and would pay him to do so at £100 a year. Washington at the time had no previous military experience, but he was made a commander of the Virginia militia any way. He played a role in the French and Indian war. Shortly after he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgess's, and stayed until 1774. ]]> 2019-01-28 03:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324769643 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324770690 In 1783, a peace treaty was signed between Great Britain and the U.S. which would say that George Washington did his duty in the war. He would gave up his command of the army in order to returned to Mount Vernon his land that he owned to go back to being a farmer and family man. But in 1787, he was asked to attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and head the committee to create a new constitution. The delegates that attended the convention said that he was the most qualified man to become the nation’s first president. So in January 7, 1789, he won presidency with John Adams as the second-largest number of votes, to which he became the nation’s first vice president. Along with secretary of state Thomas Jefferson and secretary of treasury Alexander Hamilton. Washington would try to set an example of fairness, prudence and integrity through out his presidency. He served only two terms as president and the nation loved him he was considered on of the best presidents.]]> 2019-01-28 03:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324770690 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324772162 Around 1760 much of America which was about only 11 states at the time and George Washington experienced the effects of the rising taxes on American colonists from the British. Most of the colonist saw that as a way to declare independence from England. When the revolution started George Washington's troops were poorly trained and lacked food, ammunition and other supplies. However, despite horrible troops he proved to be a very good leader to the military. Since he was good at leading American would end up winning and Washington would be declared a national hero. Not only that but it was also thanks to the French as they help the U.S in the war to capture the British to gain Independence from them.]]> 2019-01-28 03:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324772162 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324773557 He would retire after his second term which by then he was already very old. He went back to his plantation Mount Vernon to retire there and grow his crops. In December 1799, he caught a cold after it was raining and the cold turned into a throat infection and he died on December 14 at the age of 67.]]> 2019-01-28 03:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324773557 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324774190 He would end up have the longest legacy in American history. His face is on one dollar bill and quarters. He will be remember and also known as the “Father of His Country". He was also considered one of the nations founding fathers]]> 2019-01-28 03:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324774190 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324776679 He married a woman called Martha Washington and she was called Lady Washington. Within this marriage he was brought six step children in which George and his wife never had children of their own. George Washington half brother was the one he looked up to and that was Lawrence Washington they were very close and where there for each other all the time. ]]> 2019-01-28 04:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324776679 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324778447 2019-01-28 04:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324778447 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324778579 2019-01-28 04:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324778579 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324778704 2019-01-28 04:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324778704 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324779280 2019-01-28 04:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324779280 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324779415 2019-01-28 04:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324779415 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324779653 2019-01-28 04:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324779653 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324780112 2019-01-28 04:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324780112 328218 https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324781126 2019-01-28 04:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/328218/f9nownurfto1/wish/324781126