The Father of the Nation
George Washington led the American army during the American Revolution. This resulted in America’s independence from Great Britain. He became the country’s first president. This is why George Washington has become known as the “Father of the Nation”.
As one of the founders of the United States of America, Washington has been carved into rock on Mount Rushmore – the others are Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, i dagligtale Mount Rushmore, er et nasjonalt minnesmerke som ligger i Keystone, Sør-Dakota, USA.
Childhood
George Washington was born in the state of Virginia in 1732. His family was of English origin and rich. They owned a modest tobacco plantation.
During the harvest, the Washington family used slaves from Africa. George Washington’s carefree childhood in the calm English colony came to a sudden end when he lost his father at the age of 11.
His mother was worried that George didn’t show much interest in school or studies. He was much more focused on the practical side of life and the plantation. He’d much rather spend his time on things that happened around the plantation, such as inspecting the land and soil quality.
These skills and knowledge were something that he was able to put to good use when his brother Lawrence died and George inherited large parts of land. His brother had married into a rich family with a lot of land.
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