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  • Essay / George Washington: Man, Myth, Legend - 1186

    From cutting down a cherry tree at the age of six to becoming the first President of the United States, George Washington was a very influential man throughout throughout his career. The topics of discussion will be his life before, during and after his career, his major events and the effects of his major events on the world. There should be three subtopics within each main topic. For the first section, the subthemes are the importance of one's date and place of birth, childhood life, and education. Subtopics in the second section will focus on the hardships and prosperity of the American Revolution, the major battles of the American Revolution in which George Washington played a major role, and his presidency. And finally, the three subtopics used in the third section will be the aftermath of the American Revolution, the strategies used during the American Revolution, and how it influenced the style of government of the United States and many parts of our world modern. Born on February 22, 1732, in Bridges Creek, Virginia, until his death on December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, George Washington was a very sensible and important man. Because his mother was very active in the public, George became accustomed to this lifestyle of dealing with the majority of people in a society. In addition to his father being very active in public and with the people of Bridges Creek, George's father was also an average planter with over ten thousand acres of land used on his plantation. George began by managing his estate, which he inherited from his father, in a very professional manner when he was only in his twenties. Even though there was very little schooling in Virginia at the time, George Washington still received a...... middle of paper ......style.Works CitedPatten, Dick. “George Washington.” Vital Discourses of the Day 75.5 (2009): 219-222. Historical reference center. Internet. April 29, 2014. Trees, Andrew. “George Washington.” Encyclopedia of the New American Nation. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. Biography in Context. Internet. April 24, 2014 “George Washington.” Gale Encyclopedia of United States Economic History. Ed. Thomas Carson and Mary Bonk. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Biography in Context. Internet. April 24, 2014. Hart, Michael H. “George Washington.” The 100: a ranking of the most influential people in history. New York: Citadel Press, 1978. “Miller Center” print. American President: George Washington: Impact and Legacy. Internet. April 29, 2014. Columbia University, Press. “George Washington.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition (2013): 1-3. Historical reference center. Internet. April 29. 2014.