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Title: George Washington


1
George Washington
  • (The Father Of Our Country)
  • By Nathan King and Jairus Curtis

2
Georges Childhood
  • George was born in 1732,Febuary 22.
  • He was born at Westmoreland, Virginia.
  • His religion was Episcopalian.
  • When George was 11 he inherited 10 slaves.
  • When he was 16 he began surveying land.
  • George had 2 half-brothers, Augustine and
    Lawrence.

3
Revolutionary War
  • George was a General in the Revolutionary War.
  • Georges first battle was at the south side of
    fort Duquesne.
  • George was in the Revolutionary War.

4
Georges wife and Presidency
  • Georges wife was Martha Dandridge Washington.
  • George was in office for the years of 1789-1799.
  • He was in the Federalist political party.
  • George was elected as president in 1789, February
    4.
  • He planned everything carefully, because he knew
    that everything that he planned would be used by
    future presidents.
  • George was the only president to not sleep in the
    white house.

5
Death Of Our Father!
  • George Washington died in 1799, December 14 on a
    stormy and cold night.
  • He was sick, and asked the doctors to strain some
    of his blood.
  • Back then people would strain blood to try to get
    a sickness out of the blood stream.
  • George got too much blood strained so he got weak
    and died.

6
Credits (Part 1)
  • Text book
  • Our Presidents George Washington
  • www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index.cfm/ss
    /101/
  • George Washington
  • America in George Washingtons Time
  • The White House

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Credits (Part 2)
  • http//www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index
    .cfm/

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THE END
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