乔治·华盛顿(George Washington,1732年2月22日---1799年12月14日),美国联邦党政治家,美国首任总统,被美国称为国父,美国独立战争大陆军总司令。1775年至1783年美国独立战争时大陆军(Continental Army)的总司令,1787年主持了制宪会议。会议制定了现在实施的美国宪法。1789年,他经过全体选举团无异议的支持而成为美国第...
At age 22, Washington led a disastrous military skirmish that sparked a world war. As France and Britain fought for territory at the edges of the North American colonies, Virginia sided with the British. As an officer in the Virginia militia, Washington was sent to the Ohio Valley (now west...
George Washington was an American general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775–83) and subsequently first president of the United States (1789–97). He is known as ‘the Father of His Country.’ Learn more about
George Washington, at age 23, becomes colonel of theVirginiaregiment during theFrench and Indian War(1754–1763). He resigns from the colonial military in 1758 after failing to earn a commission in the royal British military—which he believes is a sign his military career is over.More ...
George Washington -- "Because we are Americans" -- Winter soldier -- Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth -- The great man : Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis -- "The destiny of unborn millions" -- "On untrodden ground" : the first term -- The age of passion : the second term -- ...
A much-needed concise biography of America's first president As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man's original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation's preeminent founding...
Age: 67 years old Length of Retirement: 1015 days Religion: Episcopal, Deism Party: Federalist George Washington Offices Held Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775-1783) Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Virginia (1775-1775) ...
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Patient, modest, and deliberate: George Washington gave the United States the steady hand necessary to guide it through a revolutionary birth and its tumultuous early years.
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When George Washington was six years old, he got an ax (斧子) as a gift.One day, he cut his dad's cherry tree. After 56. seeing (see) the damage,his father got angry and asked ...