George Washington He was born on February 22, 1732 in Popes Creek, on the Potomac River, United States, and was a prominent military man, first President of the United States, and Chief of the Army in the revolutionary forces in the War of Independence.
He was the son of Augustine Washington, who had a plantation where the workforce was solely of slaves, and of Mary Ball Washington.
Due to the death of his father, George Washington and his family, had to move to Ferry Farm in Stafford County. It was there that his brothers trained him to become a surveyor, a profession that left him enough money to buy several fields in Virginia.
In the year 1751, Washington had to travel to Barbados because of the tuberculosis that his brother Lawrence had contracted. In the middle of this hopeful journey, George he caught smallpox, which left several scars on his face. Despite the faith shown by the brothers at that time, the health of Lawrence He did not improve, so they decided to return to Mount Vernon, where he finally died in 1752.
After the death of his brother, Washington he was named as one of the 4 majors in the Virginia militia. In that same period, the American politician became part of the Freemasons in Fredericksburg.
In the year 1774, George Washington was appointed as the new delegate from Virginia to participate in what would be the First Continental Congress, summoned because of a series of measures taken by the British against the colony of Massachusetts. The following year, a series of battles began in which the European militia managed to defeat the settlers at Lexington and Concord. After this event, Washington was present in the Second Continental Congress dressed in his military uniform, ensuring that he was prepared to fight against the colonizers. Due to your confidence and patriotism, George Washington was chosen “Commander in Chief of the Continental Army”, Which included the militias of the Thirteen colonies. After this decoration, the military leader declared: “with great sincerity, I do not think I am at the level of a Commander, I am honored“and added that he did not want to be paid for that charge except for the expenses that had to be incurred.
In 1776, the British attacked New York and repeatedly defeated the army led by Washington. He was defeated in the “Battle of Long Island“, although he managed to evacuate most of the members of his forces. After the British advance, the head of the United States Army was forced to cross New Jersey. Despite this abrupt withdrawal of troops, on December 25 of 1776, the Continental Army made a surprising counterattack in which many battles were won, raising the self-esteem of the revolutionary army and getting the troops of the British leader, Howe, leave the North American territory.
George Washington He defended the establishment of a central power that supports the interests of his people abroad and that balances the partisan tendencies that were emerging in the different states. Thanks to his perseverance, on September 17, 1787, the first Constitution of the North American state was signed, which regulated the form of government that the country would adopt.
In the year 1789, George Washington was chosen President of the United States by the Electoral College. It is assured that the vote was unanimous in favor of the president, as it would happen in his second term. Once again, he rejected the salary that he should collect for his position, arguing that he was a simple disinterested public servant.
During his term in office, the president of the United States implemented several measures to alleviate the economic problems that the country was experiencing. Among them, the new fiscal policy stood out, which sought for large capital to associate with the State. It was at this time that he decided to create the Bank of the United States, followed by a policy to promote the development of the industry. In addition, he issued several protectionist measures that made the sector of the bourgeoisie support his mandate.
When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, the president made the decision to consider the United States neutral, prompting one of his ministers, Thomas jefferson, leave office and create a party against the president.
On September 9, 1791, the city that would be the capital of the country was officially called Washington dc., although the president out of humility never pronounced it as such.
On June 25, 1794, the United States signed a trade agreement with Great Britain, which was called “Jay Treaty “, which provoked several discussions in parliament and caused the figure of the president to begin to decline.
The Electoral College re-elected him as president for the third time, although this time George Washington He very humbly rejected the position attributed to him, expressing his desire to return to his hometown to spend the last days of his life with his family.
On December 14, 1799, George Washington he died of acute laryngitis that he had contracted after riding a horse under the snow and cold.
The figure of the president of the United States is currently one of the most important people in the independence of his country. Considering it “the first in war, the first in peace and the first in the hearts of his compatriots“.