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GeorgeWashington张坚&何坤ThefatheroftheUSAContents1Briefpersondescription2Lifetime3Motto4AchievementandEvaluationName：GeorgeWashingtonBirthplace：Virginia弗吉尼亚州Time：1732-1799Accomplishment：ThefirstpresidentofAmericanBriefpersondescriptionLifetimeBFrenchandIndianWar(1754–1758)CBetweenthewars:MountVernon(1759–1774)EConstitutionalConventionDAmericanRevolution(1775–1783)AEarlylife(1732–1753GRetirement(1797–1799)FPresidency(1789–1797)HDeathEarlylifeHewasbornin1732intoaVirginiaplanterfamily,helearnedthemorals,manners,andbodyofknowledgerequisiteforan18thcenturyVirginiagentleman.Thereisawellknownstoryabouthonesty.Washingtoncutdownhisfather‘scherrytree,George,''saidhisfather,“doyouknowwhohaskilledmybeautifullittlecherrytree?'Thiswasahardquestiontoanswer,andforamomentGeorgewasstaggeredbyit,butquicklyrecoveringhimselfhecried:“Icannottellalie,father,youknowIcannottellalie!Ididcutitwithmylittlehatchet.''HewasCommissionedalieutenantcolonelin1754,hefoughtthefirstskirmishesofwhatgrewintotheFrenchandIndianWarPS:法印战争是由土地控制权引起的，是一场英国和法国在北美大陆争霸的战争，印地安人在这场战争中与法国结盟，最终法国战败，确认了英国在北美东半部的控制地位FrenchandIndianWar(1754–1758)From1759totheoutbreakoftheAmericanRevolution,WashingtonmanagedhislandsaroundMountVernonandservedintheVirginiaHouseofBurgesses.Marriedtoawidow,MarthaDandridgeCustis,hedevotedhimselftoabusyandhappylife.Butlikehisfellowplanters,WashingtonfelthimselfexploitedbyBritishmerchantsandhamperedbyBritishregulations.Asthequarrelwiththemothercountrygrewacute,hemoderatelybutfirmlyvoicedhisresistancetotherestrictions.Betweenthewars:MountVernon(1759–1774)AmericanRevolution(1775–1783)WashingtonwasadelegatetotheFirstContinentalCongress,whichwascreatedbytheThirteenColoniestorespondtovariouslawspassedbytheBritishgovernment.TheSecondContinentalCongresschosehimtobethecommandinggeneraloftheContinentalArmy.Washingtonledthearmyfrom1775untiltheendofthewarin1783.AfterlosingthebigBattleofLongIsland,andbeingchasedacrossNewJerseyWashingtonledhistroopsbackacrosstheDelawareRiveronChristmasDay,1776,inasurpriseattackonHessianmercenariesatthesmallBattleofPrincetonandTrenton,NewJersey.TheBritishhadmoretroopsandmoresuppliesthanWashington.However,Washingtonkepthistroopstogetherandwonthesesmallbattles.Overall,Washingtondidnotwinmanybattles,butheneverlettheBritishdestroyhisarmy.WiththehelpoftheFrencharmyandnavy,WashingtonmadeaBritisharmysurrenderatYorktown,Virginiain1781,inthefinalmajorbattleofthewar.ThewarofficiallyendedwiththeTreatyofParisin1783.ThearmyinNewburgh,NewYorkhadnotbeenpaidandsomeleaderswantedtoforcetheContinentalCongresstopaythem.Washingtonmadeaspeechtopersuadethemnottodothat.Presidency(1789–1797)In1789,Washingtonwaselectedpresidentwithoutanycompetition.WashingtonwasthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Washingtonhelpedthegovernmentgetstarted.WhileWashingtondidnotbelongtoanypoliticalpartyandstayedneutral,heagreedwithFederalistpoliciessuchasthecountryhavingastandingarmyandanationalbank.Hewasre-electedtoasecondterm.Afterhissecondterm,Washingtondecidednottorunforreelectioneventhoughhewaspopularenoughtoprobablywininalandslide.HisdecisionsetaprecedentthateverypresidentfolloweduntilFranklinD.Rooseveltbrokeitin1940.mottoLiberty,whenitbeginstotakeroot,isaplantofrapidgrowth.自由一旦生根，便是株迅猛生长的植物Youcan'tholdamandownwithoutstayingdownwithhim.在诋毁别人的同时，你也贬低了自己。Undertakenotwhatyoucannotperform,butbecarefultokeepyourpromise.不要承担你完成不了的事,但一定要信守诺言。AchievementUndertheleadershipofWashington,theContinentalArmywinthefinalvictory,forcingtheBritishandFrenchadmitthelegalstatusoftheUnitedstates.In1787,Washingtonpresidedovertheconstitutionalconvention,makingtheworld'sfirstbourgeoisconstitution.Underhiscorrectleadership,theUnitedStatesacrossthecrisisagainandagain,Firstofallheisnotamilitarygenius，buthewasasuccessfulmilitaryleaderintheAmericanWarofindependence.SecondAlthoughhisthoughthaslittleinfluencetotheconstitutionoftheUnitedStatesitself,buthissupportersandhisfamehasplayedasignificantroletotheStatesforapprovaloftheconstitution.evaluationThirdWashingtonisadeterminedleader,hemaintainedtheunityofthecountry,butnotalwaysclingtopower,donotwanttobeadictator.Hecreatedaprecedenttotaketheinitiativetoyield,aprecedentthattheUnitedStatesstillpursues.ThanksForYourAttention