George Washington: The Indespensable Man
George Washington's life is somewhat of a tall-tale of American History that actually occurred in the eighteenth century. He had a very credible military career, which began in the British military, which he eventually retired from, and later he became the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution. He has also served in the House of Burgesses, creating the tangent from his military career that would later lead him to his presidency of the United States of America. George Washington was the most influential man in American history, setting the milestone for anyone who wanted to become a great military leader, and also created the idea of how the power of the presidency should be used. From his birth, George Washington was interested in the military. He was born in 1732, to Augustine Washington, who died about eleven years later. After his father's death, his brother, Lawrence, became George's role model. Lawrence had served in the Royal Navy, and George, wanting to be like his role model, wished to also go into the Royal Navy. However, his mother, who was the largest influence throughout his life, convinced him that he should not join the Navy, and he decided not to join the Navy, because of her. This show
In 1752 George Washington applied to the Royal Governor of Virginia for a job in the militia. The Governor gave him the position of training militia. Although he was unsuited for the job, because he had such little military training himself beforehand, he still tried his hardest in training his men, showing his dedication and ability to attempt jobs he had no training to do, although this could also be a weakness in his character. After serving as president of the Continental Congress, George Washington was elected by unanimous vote to be the first president of the United States. At a time when the colonists doubted the position of president able to do anything other than become a position with dictatorial power, and expected him to take a role as dictator, he had to create the entire idea of what a president was. He first created the Supreme Court, and set about to find a way to fix the National debt, later resulting in excise taxes and the National Bank. When the whiskey rebellion occurred because of farmers refusing to pay the excise tax, George Washington realized that this could become the beginning of the end of the American Experiment and put down the rebellion leaving no doubt in the minds of all Americans that the colonies were now indeed united under one strong federal government. After being unanimously voted a second term of four years, he eventually refused to continue with a third term, although he most likely would have been unanimously re-voted to office. Before he left, however, he wrote a farewell address encouraging future presidents and leaders of America not to agree to en
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