Did you know that you don’t have to be special to be important? You can be a leader just by not misusing the responsibilities you have. For example George Washington was responsible for many things in his life and he was one of the greatest leaders in history. As a preteen he was responsible for his family plantation(George History). As a young adult he was responsible for the Virginia Militia and later on the Continental Army(George History). Later on in his life he was responsible for the young country of America(George Bio).
On February 22, 1732 George Washington was born on his family plantation in Popes Creek Westmoreland Virginia(George History). He was the oldest of six kids and he grew up on his family plantation …show more content…
Afterwards, the Convention decided he would make a good president(George History).At first Washington was reluctant, but wanting to help the country, he eventually gave in(George History). He was inaugurated president on April 30, 1789(George History). Washington did not like the disordered state of his country and knowing that he was going to be an example for presidents later on he tried his best to be a good leader(George History). The fact that he chose to become president even though he didn’t want to shows that he was a responsible …show more content…
He decided to revoke the alliance with France because he didn’t want to get caught up in European wars(George Bio). At home he made treaties with Native Americans and decided to tax distilled spirits(George Bio). Some people were not happy with the taxes and eventually the people rebelled(George Bio).Then Washington set up a militia which soon quelled the rebellion(George Bio). Overall he served two terms. Some people were unhappy with his political decisions but most people liked him(George Bio). He retired in 1797(George