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         Born in Westmoreland County, Va., on Feb. 22, 1732. George Washington of six children of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington. At the age of 16, he lived there and at other plantations along the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers, including the river later to be known as Mount Vernon. His education was simple, as surveying, mathematics, and "rules of civility." After he lost his father in 1743 at the age of eleven. He was soon sent to

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    George Washington is best known for guiding the Continental army to victory during the Revolution, being the first president of the United States, and having our nation's capital named after him. Choosing him as the greatest adaptive leader of his time was an easy task. He embodies several leadership characteristics like driven, resilient, a risk taker, proactive, and a problem solver/ critical thinker. That being said, he stands out as an adaptive leader for all the right reasons. The American Revolution

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    when two opposing political parties were formed despite the warnings of the now retiring George Washington. It was a time of uncertainty, yet a time of hope as well. Although there were foreign and domestic issues breaking out across America, the next presidential election was right around the corner, and hope of more stable foreign relations and a brighter future for America was on the line. George Washington saw “the

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    George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. Contrary to popular belief, he never chopped down a cherry tree, and people should find it appalling that we need to make up a lie about one of the most honest men in our country’s history. His character was not inherited. He sought after every ounce of his integrity from childhood through adulthood. This is why the Revolution did not make George Washington. The Revolution revealed him. He also learned the value of hard work at a very young age. At

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    first president, Mr. George Washington. Mr. Washington and I have not personally established a relationship, do to time restraints. Some people might say that Mr. Washington was not a good president, but I say their wrong, as would many others. Mr. Washington is actually ranked as our number one most popular presidents according to the New York Times Magazines. Mr. Washington stood Six foot Two inches tall, and weighed anywhere from 175 lbs.to 200 lbs. in his later years. Washington was very muscular

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    George Washington George Washington was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. george had a spouse named Martha dandridge. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation's establishment

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    years was George Washington. Through his ability to handle many men’s ideas, be strong in his ideologies and lack a tyrannical lust for power; Washington was able to plant the seeds of the revolution and help allow the U.S to reach their greatest bloom.   This essay will focus on this brilliant man who held many admirable characteristics, and would help lead our nation through our nation's infantile stages. The specific topics that will be discussed in this essay will focus on George Washington the man

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    George Washington, rewarded for his superior leadership skills, was granted the tremendous responsibility of the position of President of the United States. No ordinary man could bear this weight alone, with the exception of the strongest of the strong. George Washington, “Father of the Nation”, is a stronger president than Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson for multiple reasons such as, being a powerful military strategist and a stronger national leader. It is no doubt Washington was a powerful

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    George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the eldest of six children by Augustine Washington and his second wife Mary Ball. The majority of Washington’s education came from his father and after his death when George was 11 years of age in 1743, his elder half-brother Lawrence. Young George quickly learned the trade of surveying and at the age of 16 in 1748 he joined a surveying party sent out to the Shenandoah Valley by Lord Fairfax, a land baron. For

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    new country, bound together by the wonders of freedom led by George Washington. Washington himself was a remarkable man, with many achievements under his belt, such as leading his own army into the war alongside being an economic role model for the Virginian plantation. These achievements alongside countless others is found inside the hit bestselling book His Excellency by Joseph J. Ellis. The book mentions the huge power that Washington has. By the time the constitution rolled around in the late

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