“My brave fellows, you have done all I asked you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected; but your country is at stake, your wives, your houses and all that you hold dear. You have worn yourselves out with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you will consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty, and to your country, which you probably can never do under any other circumstances.”
“We have abundant reason to rejoice, that, in this land, the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition, and that every person may here worship God according to the dictates of his own heart.”
Contents
George Washington’s Early Years
George Washington was an ambitious young man who strove to refine his character.
George Washington at Valley Forge
General George Washington led a starving army in frigid conditions to victory at Valley Forge.
George Washington
See how George Washington turned a rag-tag group of men into a disciplined fighting machine.
Washington’s Legacy
As a brilliant military commander and visionary president, George Washington played a vital role in shaping the new nation during and after the American Revolution.
George Washington’s Precedents
George Washington established many presidential precedents still in use today.