Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental ... Bostonians until his death at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. The following year, Abigail Adams inoculated herself and her children ...

Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have participated on the Patriot side than with the Loyalists. When he took command of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington barred ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

George Washington, who led America through the Revolution ... When war broke out in 1775, he became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. In war, Washington's battle record was mixed.

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is ...

George Washington’s quotes continue to inspire ... Address to the Continental Congress, June 16, 1775 5. “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of action.” ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...