George Washington
George Washington inspired a young nation to defeat the greatest power in the world at that time. He also helped make many of the laws and set up the law making systems that we still have today. Washington had many contributions to America and I will discuss the contributions that he made. In 1774, Washington was one of seven delegates from Virginia to go to the First Continental Congress. Along with 54 other delegates, Washington wrote the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances." The declaration was sent to King George III of England, hoping to prevent a war. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress was called together and decided to go to war to fight for independence. On June 15, Washington was elected to be Commander and Chief of the colonial forces. Washington took command of troops surrounding Boston. Even with no uniforms and insufficient weapons the colonials managed to retake Boston. The next few months he trained his 14,000 untrained men. After training, Washington moved his troops to New Yor
Washington had some disagreements with Britain and Spain. In the north Britain occupied seven of the most important trading posts. The Indians were determined to preserve their hunting ground against pioneers looking for farmland. Against the British and Indians, two American commanders were defeated. In 1794, the British evacuated all seven trading posts they had been holding because Jay's Treaty required their withdrawal. Washington headed the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He took a big part in the making of the Constitution. As a hero of the Revolutionary War, he was elected for the first presidency. On April 30, 1789 Washington was elected the First President of the United States. The new government had millions of dollars in debt, which the Congress of the Articles of Confederation was unable to pay. Alexander Hamilton proposed that the government would assume wartime debts of the States. Along with that proposal, borrowing twelve million from other countr
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