George
Washington
(
February
22
,
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[
b
]
[
c
]
?
December
14
,
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)
was
an
American
political
leader
,
military
general
,
statesman
,
and
Founding
Father
who
served
as
the
first
president
of
the
United
States
from
1789
to
1797
.
Previously
,
he
led
Patriot
forces
to
victory
in
the
nation's
War
for
Independence
.
He
presided
at
the
Constitutional
Convention
of
1787
which
established
the
U
.
S
.
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and
a
federal
government
.
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has
been
called
the
"
Father
of
His
Country
"
for
his
manifold
leadership
in
the
formative
days
of
the
new
nation
.
Washington
received
his
initial
military
training
and
command
with
the
Virginia
Regiment
during
the
French
and
Indian
War
.
He
was
later
elected
to
the
Virginia
House
of
Burgesses
and
was
named
a
delegate
to
the
Continental
Congress
,
where
he
was
appointed
Commanding
General
of
the
Continental
Army
.
He
commanded
American
forces
,
allied
with
France
,
in
the
defeat
and
surrender
of
the
British
during
the
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of
Yorktown
,
and
resigned
his
commission
in
1783
after
the
signing
of
the
Treaty
of
Paris
.
Washington
played
a
key
role
in
the
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and
ratification
of
the
Constitution
and
was
then
elected
president
by
the
Electoral
College
in
the
first
two
elections
.
He
implemented
a
strong
,
____________________
-
financed
national
government
while
remaining
impartial
in
a
fierce
rivalry
between
cabinet
members
Thomas
Jefferson
and
Alexander
Hamilton
.
During
the
French
Revolution
,
he
proclaimed
a
policy
of
neutrality
while
sanctioning
the
Jay
Treaty
.
He
set
enduring
precedents
for
the
office
of
president
,
including
the
title
"
President
of
the
United
States
"
,
and
his
Farewell
Address
is
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regarded
as
a
pre
-
eminent
statement
on
republicanism
.
Washington
owned
slaves
for
labor
and
trading
,
and
supported
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passed
by
Congress
protecting
slavery
,
in
order
to
preserve
national
unity
.
He
later
became
troubled
with
the
institution
of
slavery
and
freed
his
slaves
in
a
1799
will
.
He
endeavored
to
assimilate
Native
Americans
into
Western
culture
,
but
responded
to
their
hostility
in
times
of
war
.
He
was
a
member
of
the
Anglican
Church
and
the
Freemasons
,
and
he
urged
broad
religious
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in
his
roles
as
general
and
president
.
Upon
his
death
,
he
was
eulogized
as
"
first
in
war
,
first
in
peace
,
and
first
in
the
hearts
of
his
countrymen
.
"
He
has
been
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by
monuments
,
art
,
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locations
,
stamps
,
and
currency
,
and
many
scholars
and
polls
rank
him
among
the
greatest
American
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.
