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George Washington
Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, Washington learned the morals and manners of an 18th
century Virginia gentleman. He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansion. At 16
he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. In 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of
what grew into the French and Indian War.
From 1759 to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Washington managed his lands at Mount Vernon,
located in Virginia. Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, he devoted himself to a busy and happy
life. But like his fellow planters, Washington felt hampered by British regulations.
In May 1775, Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army by the Second
Continental Congress. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his troops and
embarked upon the Revolutionary War. After six years of fighting, the Revolutionary war ended with
American victory in Yorktown, Virginia. For the first time, the British were forced to recognize the United
States independence.
After the war, Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon, but he soon realized that the
Nation was not functioning well under its Articles of Confederation, so he became a prime mover in the steps
leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Washington was eleceted as the first
President under the Constitution for the United States of America on April 30, 1789. John Adams was
elected Vice President and would later become the second President of the United States. Washington
served two terms as Preseident until 1797 when he stepped down.
Washington enjoyed less than three years of retirement at Mount Vernon, for he died of a throat infection
December 14, 1799.
1.
What was the first war that Washington fought in 1754?
2.
What was the name of Washington’s home in Virginia?
3.
4.
Which war gave the United States its independence?
The Constitution was drafted as a result of dissatisfaction of
the_________ ___ _____________?
5.
Which year was Washington elected President?
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Name:
Date:
George Washington
Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, Washington learned the morals and manners of an 18th
century Virginia gentleman. He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansion. At 16
he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. In 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of
what grew into the French and Indian War.
From 1759 to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Washington managed his lands at Mount Vernon,
located in Virginia. Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, he devoted himself to a busy and happy
life. But like his fellow planters, Washington felt hampered by British regulations.
In May 1775, Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army by the Second
Continental Congress. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his troops and
embarked upon the Revolutionary War. After six years of fighting, the Revolutionary war ended with
American victory in Yorktown, Virginia. For the first time, the British were forced to recognize the United
States independence.
After the war, Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon, but he soon realized that the
Nation was not functioning well under its Articles of Confederation, so he became a prime mover in the steps
leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Washington was eleceted as the first
President under the Constitution for the United States of America on April 30, 1789. John Adams was
elected Vice President and would later become the second President of the United States. Washington
served two terms as Preseident until 1797 when he stepped down.
Washington enjoyed less than three years of retirement at Mount Vernon, for he died of a throat infection
December 14, 1799.
1.
What was the first war that Washington fought in 1754?
French and Indian War
2.
What was the name of Washington’s home in Virginia?
Mount Vernon
3.
4.
Which war gave the United States its independence?
The Constitution was drafted as a result of dissatisfaction of
the_________ ___ _____________?
5.
Which year was Washington elected President?
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Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation
1789
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