George+Washington

George Washington



George Washington was borin on February 22, 1732. Born and raised in Virginia, Washington grew up to serve as the Commander in Chief of the colonial forces in the American Revolution. Washington lead his sketchy army to victory over the elite British army. Washington stuck with his army while other leaders might of given up hope and surrendered, making George Washington a great hero and leader. A big decision that he made was the Siege of Boston. Washington threatened the British saying that he has 1,000 barrels of gun powder, when he really only had 30. Washington sent someone up to Fort Ticonderoga to bring back war supplies including cannons, guns, ammunition, and most important, gunpowder. When the man came back with these supplies, George Washington sent people to set up cannons, facing the British troops which ran the British out of Boston when they saw these cannons pointing right at them. This decision was a great chioce because if he hadn't sent someone up to the Fort Ticonderoga to bring back supplies, the colonies might of had to surrender Boston. Keeping Boston was very important to the colonies and running the British out kept the soilders and colonies hopes alive at winning this war. That was a great example of why George Washington was a good leader in the Revolutionary War. Washington's greaq leadership during the American Revolution helped get him the job of the First president of the United States of America.

Bibliography:

//Colonial America// N.p., 2003. Web. 3 Dec. 2009. .

// General President, Founding Father // N.p., 2002. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. . // George Washington // N.p., 1999. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. .