The first president I would like to address is also the first president of the United States, George Washington. President Washington was a senior officer during the French and Indian War. Another rank he held was as the commander-in-chief of the Colonial army during the Revolutionary War. He was chosen for this position by the Second Continental Congress. Under his command soldiers captured the cities of Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781.
By the age of sixteen he had obtained a basic education in mathematics, surveying, reading, and the usual subjects of his time. In 1749 Washington was appointed to his first public office as a county surveyor. The death of his stepbrother then came in 1752, and Washington took on part of his estate and duties as a district adjutant, which made him Major Washington at the age of 20. In 1753, George Washington finally started a military career in the Army. George Washington's early military career was not quite successful.
George Washington was the first President. He was the first General of the American Army. He led the Patriots to victory against England. 2. "George Washington: Early, Military, and Presidential Life."
He fought in the French and Indian War and also for the independence of the American Colonies in the Revolutionary War. Some of his other achievements were serving as Virginia’s delegate to the Second Continental Congress, serving as Commander in Chief of the continental army. Growing rivalry between the French and British created new opportunities for George Washington. He was dispatched in October of 1753 to warn the French Commander at Fort Le Boeuf not to impede on British claimed territory. Following this dangerous and difficult journey Washington was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel..
11. Independence from whom? 12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? 13. Who was the first President of the United States?
History 181 Professor:Doyle Student:Zhiyi Shen Date:6/20/2014 Revolutionary America In the late eighteen century, America had a great change and transformation in their politics and society. The relationship between British and American has shifted from then on. The 13 colonies had independence from British government, and write the Constitution to build their new politics, government, and diplomacy depended. The Constitution and such as Common Sense and the Declaration of independence were play a important part of the revolutionary America. The United States Constitution was the first constitution in the world.
Federalists justified the absence of a declaration of rights by arguing that the Constitution established a federal system with specific powers delegated to the national government and other powers reserved to the states. Massachusetts approved the Constitution in February, 1788, with a call for “certain amendments and alterations” to lessen “the fears and quiet the apprehension of many of the good people of the commonwealth.” Ratification debates in New York and Virginia showed the degree of opposition and ultimately lead to a promise of the inclusion of a Bill of Rights. James Madison introduced a series of amendments to the Constitution in the House of Representatives on June 8, 1789. Federalists opposed on the same grounds as they argued in the ratification debates and further argued that it was inappropriate to amend the Constitution at this time. Some members of Congress argued that a listing of rights of the people was a silly exercise, in that all the listed rights inherently belonged to citizens, and nothing in the Constitution gave the Congress the power to take them away.
John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790 in Richmond, Virginia. His mother, a plantation heiress died of a stroke when Tyler was seven. After, the death of his mother he was raised by his father John Tyler Sr. John Tyler Sr. was a judge and taught young John a strict way of viewing the constitution. John Tyler studied at William and Mary College and while there he was under the influence of Bishop James Madison. BJM was the president of William and Mary College.
Word your time line information in the way that makes the most sense to you. 1801 A tie vote between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr brings the election to the House of Representatives. Each state’s delegation cast one vote, and Jefferson is elected president. 1803 Jefferson authorizes the Louisiana Purchase, compromising his political principle that the government could only act according to the Constitution. The new territory doubles the nation in size.
CONTEXTE I’ll talk about the Resignation Speech of the General George Washington As everyone must know, George Washington was the First President of the US, but he was also the Major General and the Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War is also called the War of Independence (1775-1783) Where was the rebellion of the 13 of the North America colonies declaring themselves as an independent “United States of America” In other words, it was the creation of the US George Washington was the leader When the war is over, in December 1783, George Washington made a surprising decision : to resign and to take his leave from the power What is surprising is that he didn’t follow