George Washington
George Washington
George Washington (1732–1799) was an American military leader and statesman who commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed commander-in-chief in 1775, he held a fragile army together through years of hardship, winning at Trenton after crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and securing victory at Yorktown in 1781. The turning point came in 1783, when he resigned his commission to Congress and returned to Mount Vernon rather than hold on to power. He later presided over the Constitutional Convention and, as president, set lasting precedents, including stepping down after two terms. His Farewell Address described religion and morality as "indispensable supports" of political prosperity. Honored as "the Father of His Country," he remains a model of restraint, duty and civic virtue.
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Presidents Who Shaped America
George Washington, the first president, set lasting precedents for the office, and Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, doubled the nation's size through the Louisiana Purchase. Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union during the Civil War, and Theodore Roosevelt protected vast areas of wilderness. Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the Interstate Highway System, and Ronald Reagan worked with Soviet leaders to reduce nuclear arms near the end of the Cold War.
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George Washington commanded the Continental Army through the War of Independence. In the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union armies to victory, while Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia. During the Second World War, Dwight D. Eisenhower served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, and George S. Patton led the U.S. Third Army across France. Washington, Grant and Eisenhower each later became president.
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