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/ˈdʒɔːrdʒ ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
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*1st american president*
(‘april 1789’ – ‘march 1797’)
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(born ’22 february 1732′)
(in ‘colonial virginia’)
[O.S. february 11, 1731]
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(died ’14 december 1799′)
(‘age 67’)
(any proto-similarities w/ ‘the godfather’s last gasp’?)
(although washington had no children, much less grandchildren)
(‘vito corleone’ as played by ‘marlon brando’)
(died after tending to his horses in the rain)
(and not changing his wet clothes)
(developed cold + throat infection)
(may have actually died from ‘mercury chloride’ overdose)
(as well as the ‘bloodletting’ treatment)
(foolish medical practices of the day)
(he lost 5 pints of blood before he died))
(last words were ‘tis well’)
(emancipated his slaves after his wife martha’s death)
(who was a widow when they met)
(like ‘uncle scunda’)
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(an american ‘soldier’ + ‘statesman’ who served as the first ”president’ of the ‘united states’ from ‘1789’ to ‘1797’)
(during the ‘american revolutionary war’, ‘washington’ served as ‘commander-in-chief’ of the ‘continental army’)
(as one of the ‘founding fathers’ of the ‘united states’, he presided over the convention that drafted the ‘united states constitution’ and came to be known as the “father of his country” during his ‘lifetime’ (and to this day))
(‘washington’ was widely admired for his ‘strong leadership qualities’ + was unanimously elected ‘president’ by the ‘electoral college’ in the first 2 national elections)
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*his acccomlishments as ‘president’* –>
*oversaw the creation of a strong + well-financed national government that maintained ‘neutrality’ in the ‘french revolutionary wars’*
*suppressed the ‘whiskey rebellion’*
*won acceptance among americans of all types*
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(washington’s incumbency established many precedents still in use today, such as…)
*the ‘cabinet system’*
*the ‘inaugural address’*
the title “Mr. President”)
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(his retirement from office after two terms established a tradition that lasted until 1940, when ‘Franklin Delano Roosevelt’ won an unprecedented third term)
(the ’22nd Amendment’ (1951) now limits the president to two elected terms)
(he was born into the provincial gentry of ‘Colonial Virginia’ to a family of wealthy planters who owned tobacco plantations and slaves, which he inherited)
(in his youth, he became a senior officer in the colonial militia during the first stages of the ‘French and Indian War’)
(in 1775, the ‘Second Continental Congress’ commissioned Washington as ‘commander-in-chief’ of the ‘Continental Army’ in the ‘American Revolution’)
(in that command, Washington forced the British out of Boston in 1776, but was defeated and nearly captured later that year when he lost ‘New York City’)
(after crossing the ‘Delaware River’ in the middle of winter, he defeated the British in two battles (‘Trenton’ and ‘Princeton’), retook ‘New Jersey’, and restored momentum to the Patriot cause)
(his strategy enabled Continental forces to capture two major British armies at Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781)
(historians laud Washington for the selection and supervision of his generals; preservation and command of the army; coordination with the Congress, state governors, and their militia; and attention to supplies, logistics, and training)
(in battle, however, Washington was repeatedly outmaneuvered by British generals with larger armies)
(after victory had been finalized in 1783, Washington resigned as commander-in-chief rather than seize power, proving his opposition to dictatorship and his commitment to American republicanism)
(Washington presided over the ‘Constitutional Convention’ in 1787, which devised a new form of federal government for the United States)
(following his election as president in 1789, he worked to unify rival factions in the fledgling nation)
(he supported Alexander Hamilton’s programs to satisfy all debts, federal and state, established a permanent seat of government, implemented an effective tax system, and created a ‘national bank’)
(in avoiding war with Great Britain, he guaranteed a decade of peace and profitable trade by securing the ‘Jay Treaty’ in 1795, despite intense opposition from the Jeffersonians)
(he remained non-partisan, never joining the ‘Federalist Party’, although he largely supported its policies)
(Washington’s ‘Farewell Address’ was an influential primer on civic virtue, warning against partisanship, sectionalism, and involvement in foreign wars)
(he retired from the presidency in 1797, returning to his home and plantation at ‘Mount Vernon’)
(upon his death, ‘washington’ was eulogized as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen” by ‘Henry Lee’)
(he was revered in ‘life’ + in ‘death’)
(‘scholarly’ + ‘public’ polling consistently ranks him among the top 3 presidents in ‘american history‘)
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(he has been ‘depicted’ + ‘remembered’ in (‘monuments’ / ‘currency’ / ‘other dedications’) to the ‘present day’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈 ☜ *“FAMOUS GEORGES″ (THE DEAD)*
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥