George Washington

George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. George was a first-born, and lost his father when he was just 11 years old. His older brother, Lawrence, became his main influence. When Lawrence passed on due to a lung disease, George inherited the Mount Vernon estate. Washington joined the Virginia militia, and flew up through the ranks. After he retired from his successful military career, he joined the Congress representing Frederick County, Virginia. Eventually he was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States. Washington died of a throat illness on December 14, 1799.

- George Washington was 6'2" tall and 200 pounds (One of our largest. presidents!!)-George Washington was a dog breeder and gave them weird names, such as: Tarter, True Love, and Sweetlips.-George Washington was the only president who never ran for president.-Only president to be unanimously elected...both times!-George was so strong he could crack walnut shells between his thumb and forefinger!

Fun Facts

1732 - Born!1775 - Commander-in-Chief1789 - Elected First President!1792 - Elected for 2nd Term1799 - Died...

Rules of Civility

George Washington had a list of 110 Rules of Civility he felt citizens should abide by to coexist in society. These are listed in the following podcast: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1248919

Citations

- www.gwashington.net/GWWashington-facts.html-www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/7-fun-facts-about-george-washington-http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1248919-http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowash2.cfm

GeorgeWashington

Biography

Timeline

Your text here

For a fun activity worksheet, click here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/r/rc_washington_upperlem.pdfFor more information, click here: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewashington.php