George Washington's Short Story

year and at that time the tax collector taunts him with the fact that he, as a person of the

There are many fascinating events and people that make up American history. Some events have changed the very ways that American values have formed and many people have risen to the challenges of their time to make a better country for every American citizen. George Washington was one of those people. He is widely known as one of the founding fathers of America. George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the oldest son of Augustine and Mary Washington. George Washington lived through and was part of many of America’s first couple defining moments in history. He served as a politician, Army officer, and became the first President of the United States. His time as an Army officer had its ups and

At the age of fifty-seven, on April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of the President of the United States. Under his leadership the country was united under a new federal government. He established our country's financial system. During his presidency the Indian threat east of

The fresh morning air was cool against my face. Father had been gone for a while now, he had been called by his work for some “serious business.” As my sister Aliah, and I played in the pond by our 2 story house, we heard a faint muttering of Father’s pick-up.

“‘No taxation without representation!’”(Hart,67). This explains the anger in the colonist on how britain was taxing for the lost items without their consent.

If I could go back in time, I would personally thanks Mr. Washington for being so very noble, caring, smart, and for starting our country out on the right foot.

In 1763 George Grenville, prime minister, ordered customs agents in colonies to collect taxes, or go to jail. (Harshman) In fear

George Washington was born into a mildly prosperous Virginia farming family in 1732. After his father died when George was eleven, George's mother, Mary, a tough and driven woman, struggled to hold their home together with the help of her two sons from a previous marriage.Washington was elected by the Virginia legislature to both the First and the Second Continental Congress, held in 1774 and 1775. In 1775, after local militia units from Massachusetts had engaged British troops near Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress appointed Washington commander of all the colonial forces. Showing the modesty that was central to his character, and would later serve the young Republic so well, Washington proclaimed, "I do not think myself

another colony could have used payment by paying with gold. Months after the Sugar Act, on

George Washington was born February 22, 1732. He was elected as the first president by the Electoral College unanimously in 1789. Washington is commonly called the "Father of his country" since he played a major role in fighting for independence and helped form the government we now have. Many of his leadership practices became the template for the way politics have proceeded following his terms. For example his use of a group of counselors known as a "cabinet" is still in practice today. He only served for two terms and then stepped down which became, for the most part, the accepted norm for future presidents. George Washington is associated with some folklore tales such as being widely known for admitting to his father that he chopped

A man who stood 6 feet, 2 inches tall with teeth composed of wood and hippopotamus ivory does not even begin to describe George Washington. He was born February 22, 1732 but forever lives in American history. He was a large component of the French and Indian War and achieved many accomplishments as a military leader and soldier. One of the most unique qualities of George Washington was the fact that he was very insightful when learning from his prior defeats in battle, and he had a strong will to never give up. He learned from his experiences in each battle to learn more about himself, and more about his desire to change the 13 colonies association with Britain. Although George Washington was born in a privileged English household he took

Oh, it’s been years! Well, are you on your way home? Your parents are very worried...the neighborhood’s been searching for hours...and your mother, she’s crying...and there’s never been so much--”

“HEY MOM HEY DAD! Where did you guys go I was looking for you guys

During the 1760’s the British Parliament passed a series of acts designed to reduce the British national debt and to finance the costs of keeping regular soldiers on the American frontier. The most notorious of these was the Stamp Act of 1765, which placed a tax on almost every public piece of paper in the colonies, including: newspapers, pamphlets, diplomas, licenses, packs of cards, almanacs, and dice.1 Initially, because the French and Indian War had lasted so long and was the most costly, the Parliament figured taxing the Americans would help decrease their debt. Little did they know that this would only anger the Americans, and ultimately lead to the revolution. The

A few weeks after Thomas and I talked he asked me to watch is house while he was gone to Britain. Soon after Thomas left a group called the Liberty boys was established, they got the name from another group in a different colony. The age limit to join was 17, luckily I was 18, so I joined. Every two days we had meetings, and the day after these meetings we would go destroy a representative from Britain's home and belongings just to show the British loyalist that we were not intimidated by there taxes. Our local tax collector Jonathan Worksmith was the reason for most anger in the colony. So the Liberty boys and I made a life size doll or effigy of him, hung the doll on the street sign, and at midnight we lit the doll on fire. At dinner that night, my father sat us down and explained the reason for the tax. “The purpose was to raise 60,000 pounds yearly in the colonies in order to help support the cost of maintaining British troops in the colonies, totaling 350,000 pounds annually.”