George Washington

1. GEORGE WASHINGTON
1732-1799
By: Matthew Makar

2. George Washington was
born on February 22, 1732
in Virginia.

3. Legend has it that when George was a boy, he
chopped down a cherry tree. He was honest
about it, and admitted what he had done.

4. When George was twenty-six he fell in
love with Martha Custis. They got
married and moved to Mount Vernon, a
home in Virginia.

5. In 1775, the colonists
began to fight with
England. They wanted
to be free from England.
George Washington
was chosen to lead the
Continental Army.

6. On Christmas night,1776, George and
his army crossed the icy Delaware
River.

7. Washington led the troops through a
very cold winter at Valley Forge.

8. The war lasted eight years. In 1783,
George Washington’s army won the
war. George was a hero!

9. The thirteen colonies became thirteen
states. People in America loved George
Washington, and he became the first
president of the United States in 1789.

10. After eight years as president, George
Washington returned to his home at Mount
Vernon. In 1799 George Washington
became ill and died. He was sixty-seven
years old.

11. WASHINGTON MONUMENT
There is a monument in
Washington, D.C.
dedicated to him.

12. His face appears on the one
dollar bill and the quarter.

13. MOUNT RUSHMORE
His face also
appears on Mount
Rushmore, in
South Dakota.

14. George Washington was a great
leader. He has been called the
“Father of Our Country”.

15. Sources
• The Citizen’s Almanac
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Image and graphics
From Internet