Essay on George Washington - the Right Leader at the Right Time

An analysis of George Washington’s Farewell Address shows that there were three points he wanted to stress. The points being his decision not to be considered for a 3rd term, his advice to the country to stand united, and his advice to the future leaders of the country concerning foreign policy.

At age 16, George Washington, wanted to join the British Navy, but his mother had issues with it so he decided not to follow that career path. Instead, he pursued the life of adventure with George William Fairfax as a surveyor in the wild land of the Virginian Frontier. He studied math and geometry to further his education. Washington then became one of the youngest surveyors in the country when he got a license to do so at seventeen years old in the new town of Culpeper. He was becoming the perfect example of a young man coming into adulthood. He worked hard, saved the money that he was earning, and then bought some land that had yet to be settled in the Virginian frontier. He was well on his way to being an upstanding citizen in

meetings to debate issues before making a final decision. In handling routine tasks, he was

As far as convincing goes, I believe Washington was vary convincing. As he showed what he believed would be the worst evils the United States would face.

        This magnificent man was our first president. He was the first born child of his mother but not his father. His father was Augustine Washington, but had two other boys and one girl with his former wife Jane Butler who died in 1730. Augustine remarried  Mary Ball in 1731 and on February 22, 1732 they had George Washington. In 1743 Augustine died and left Mary to take care of all the children they had together and the children he had with Jane.  He had a total of ten children. George was only eleven when his father died and had to look up to his older half brother Lawrence for guidance. Lawrence tutored and tried to give George as much of an education he could. George was excited and ambitious to start

His parents gave him a business to run, but he shortly bankrupted it. He took the bar exam, passed, and became a lawyer. He lived from May 29, 1736, to June 6, 1799. He was elected to Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765, admitted to the Bar of the General Court in Virginia in 1769, elected to the Continental Congress in 1774, Virginia Militia Leader in 1775 and Governor of Virginia, 1776-1778, 1784.

Congress to be the leader of an army in Boston. He had very good sense of

In John Adams’s personal life, he married his third cousin named Abigail Smith. This happened 5 days before his 29th birthday on October 25th, 1764. They have 5 children and one on the way. John found himself usually away from his family, which was a sacrifice that both him and Abigail found important, although Abigail was a lot of times not happy. After John was the president he lived with his wife on a quiet family

If there is one reason for a student to attend a history class, it is that he can learn from the mistakes

George Washington has major difference from the other big leaders of the time because he didn’t have a formal education. It was a very rare thing at the time because many of the powerful people were rich with a quality education whereas Washington didn't come from a very wealth family and had a low quality education. Nonetheless he still grew his power and became the first president of the United States.

I guess you could say he was a trooper he stopped the revolutionary war to return a lost dog to the enemy. To honor his death Neapolitan ordered 10 days of mourning in france. George was worth 525 million in his day. Thats a lot of money. When he pasted Britain lowered all their flags to half mass. He had no formal education.

“Zachary Taylor was devoted to the soil, but his passion for military service was even stronger. Thus, in 1816, when President James Madison offered to reinstate him at his previous rank of major, Taylor accepted. His initial assignment was command of Fort Howard, near Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he remained for two years. After a furlough in Kentucky, he received a promotion to lieutenant colonel in 1819 and was assigned to the Fourth Infantry at New Orleans. A series of commands and special assignments followed over the next twelve years”. (Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, January, 2015

Revolutionary War. He led his forces to victory over the British. which made him a national hero.

In 1789, when George Washington was elected president, he became an important figure who later impacts American history and future generations, because he symbolizes all the virtues this nation believes in and stands for. People visualize Washington as a hero for all his acts of bravery, leadership and dedication to the United States. He fought to build and expand the reputation of America. Washington’s mythology inspires America due to his morals, being highly respected and his passion for his beloved nation.

The effect that is caused by the inadequate history lesson, is nothing less than catastrophic. “The children would leave his classroom for the playground to torment the weak and the smart, mussing