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Facts about George Washington
1 – George Washington was the first president of the United States.
2 – He is often called “Father of His Country” because he helped establish a new nation.
3 – His favorite food was apples, and he ate them for breakfast every morning.
4 – He had false teeth made from animal teeth, ivory, lead, and human hair.
5 – The cherry tree story is not true – but he did chop down a cherry tree when he was six years old to use as firewood because they were in danger of freezing during a harsh winter.
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6 – George Washington died on December 14th 1799 at age 67 after being ill with an illness that doctors couldn’t identify or cure.
7 – He was a general in the Revolutionary War and led American forces to victory over Great Britain.
8 – Washington also presided over an era of peace for more than two decades after winning independence from England.
As president, he made it his goal to keep America out of European wars that were happening at this time.
9 – He retired from public life after serving as president for two terms and died on December 14, 1799.
10 – George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 (February 11, 1731 O.S.) in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
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11 – His father died when he was 11 years old so George became head of his family at age 16.
12 – His mother remarried two years later to a wealthy Virginia planter who had children from his previous marriage.
13 – George married Martha Dandridge Custis in January 1802 and they raised her children from her first marriage together.
14 – His wife Martha survived him and she died on May 22, 1802 at age 66. They had no children together but they adopted two of her grandchildren after their death who became members of the first family – Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (age 10) and George Washington Parke Custis (age 8).
15 – His last words were “I die hard but am not afraid to go.”
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16 – President Obama had a bust of him in his office at the White House.
17 – He is one of only two people to be unanimously elected as president by Electoral College.
18 – His legacy includes being commander in chief for eight years; presiding over an administration that established a new nation with an unprecedented degree of self-government and personal freedom; negotiating peace treaties with European powers who had been America’s enemies for more than two decades; and establishing manufacturing companies in order to create jobs and establish economic stability.
19 – He has been portrayed by many artists, most famously John Trumbull’s famous painting which shows him on horseback at Princeton (1783).
20 – His father’s name was Augustine Washington, his mother’s maiden name is Mary Ball, and he had two brothers named Lawrence and Samuel.
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21 – The first president to live in what is now known as The White House.
22 – In 1801, after serving two terms as President of the United States, he retired and returned home to Mount Vernon where he lived until his death on December 14th of that year at age 67.
23 – George Washington grew up in Virginia and became a surveyor at 16 years old.
24 – His family owned a large plantation called Mount Vernon and he grew up there with his siblings.
25 – In 1775, he resigned from military service because he did not want to fight against Britain again.
