The Father of the Nation
George Washington led the American army to victory during the American Revolution. This resulted in America’s independence from Great Britain. Washington became the country’s first president. For this reason, 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 immortalised in a rock carving 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 what later was to become the state of Virginia in 1732. His family was of English descent and wealthy. They owned a modest tobacco plantation.
During the harvest, the Washington family used slaves from Africa. George Washington’s carefree childhood in the tranquil English colony came to an abrupt end when he lost his father at the age of 11.
His mother was concerned that George didn’t take much interest in school or academia. He was much more focused on the practical side of life and on the plantation. He’d much rather spend his time on things that revolved around the plantation, such as surveying the land and soil quality.
These practical skills and this knowledge was something that Washington was able to put to good use when his brother Lawrence died and George inherited vast tracts of land. His brother had married into a wealthy family with a lot of land.
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