Wikichem:Demonstration/George Washington
George Washington was a young man who lived in America in the 18th century and served as an officer during campaigns in the western colony of Pennsylvania. He is widely regarded today as an ideal of honest democratic leadership.
After many meetings in Philadelphia, the seat of government for the American colonies, he and other leaders proclaimed a war of independence[2] against the British ruling government. He, along with Jefferson, Franklin and the leaders of the 13 colonies and set up a democratic state based on republican theories of government[3], and they proceeded to fight for the rights of local communities to govern themselves. This involved active battles against British, German mercenaries, and native Americans who were on the side of the British soldiery. Unfortunately the war lasted approximately five years and almost 300 battles before the British were defeated at Yorktown with the help of a French fleet. George Washington was later elected president of the new United States of America with the capital being located in New York City.
Washington's career as a military officer and president kept him continually on the move. His travels took him to nearly every city and town in the nascent United States. Following his terms of office(which each lasted four years he retired to his beloved Mount Vernon, and once again became a gentleman-farmer. He was an innovator in farming practices and wanted to develop new kinds of crops suitable for his Virginia land. Unfortunately, he contracted pneumonia on one of his journeys around the extensive holdings and died in December 1799, much revered by his soldiers and the people of the young United States.
References
- Terrorist acts against the crown (Warning: This source seems very biased)
- American insurgency
- American attempt at independence
- Uncyclopedia on Washington
