COLONIST AND FARMER • George Washington was a colonist. • George Washington was a farmer. http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Junius_Brutus_ Stearns_-_George_Washington_as_Farmer_at_Mount_Vernon. jpg
MARTHA WASHINGTON • George Washington was married. His wife was named Martha. • George Washington was a husband. http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/4/4 d/Martha-Washington-by-Andrews. jpg
MOUNT VERNON • George and his wife Martha lived on a farm called Mount Vernon. • Mount Vernon is in Virginia. Image taken by Jessica Horning
FREEDOM • The colonists in the United States wanted freedom from England.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR • The United States fought England in the Revolutionary War. They wanted to be an independent country. • The Revolutionary war was from 17751783.
SOLDIER • George Washington was a soldier during the American Revolution. • George Washington was a leader.
NEW COUNTRY • The United States won the war with England. • The United States became a country in 1776!
GEORGE WASHINGTON • George Washington was the first president of the United States. • He was president from 1789 -1797. • He is called the Father of Our Country.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT • The Washington Monument is in Washington, D. C. • It is very tall. Image taken by Jessica Horning
FAMOUS QUOTE “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen. ”
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