First in war, first in peace,first in the hearts of his countrymen.”This was a description given to George Washington shortly after his death.It remains the prevailing opinion of him today.Washington was born in Colonial Virginia in 1732.(1)_______________________.He first became a surveyor,then a frontier soldier for Britain in its struggle against the French.After this he settled into the comfortable life of a planter and legislator.When the American colonies rebelled against England in 1775,Washington was selected as America's senior general.His greatest contribution was in keeping his army alive and the rebellion going.He was an adequate tactician and a farseeing strategist.(2)_______________________.At conflict's end,he was offered a crown but he declined it and retired to the quiet of his plantation.As America's most respected leader,Washington played an important role in developing the American Constitution.He was unanimously elected as his country's first president.(3)_______________________.It was his great joy to give up the presidency and become a private citizen.Washington was a great man in every respect.His character is unquestioned, his ideal lofty.He led his people through a difficult war and the complex job of creating a government.
