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Chapter 4: Who Was George Washington?

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Chapter 4: Who was George Washington? “ He would lose battles, but would never lose a war.” (http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-9524786) George Washington was born in Westmoreland County Virginia on February 2, 1732. He came from a very prominent family. He was homeschooled until the age of sixteen. Then, he decided to leave my home to help raft the boundaries of the English colony in Virginia. As he was there, he was turned down for leadership by the British making him very sad and disappointed. In March of 1775 George was elected for the first Continental Congress. One month later, the Revolutionary War began. He was known as the man on horse back because he rode a long way to lead his new army, and they won their first …show more content…

In the Revolutionary war, women played a huge part! They would stay at home and do all of the men’s jobs while they were away, they did a lot of spying, they helped heal people who were wounded at war, the disguised themselves as men to fight in war, they kept the camps clean, and made the food for the soldiers. Looking back on it, women played a huge role! Who knows what would have happened if women weren’t there! “A young soldier was wounded in battle. When the doctor examined the soldier, he found out that he, was a she!” (Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began, by Lucille Recht Penner.) Deborah Sampson was a young girl who disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. She had always thought it was unfair for women to not have the same privileges and rights as men. She also had always wanted to be in war. So one day, she decided to dress herself as a man and go of to war. She had been doing great, until, she got shot. While the doctor examined her wound he discovered that she was a woman! She begged the doctor to keep her secret, but he said no and gave her a note to give to the

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