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George Washington First President Born in 1732-Died in 1799 [] [] [] [] __ [] __ __ [] __ __ [] __

George Washington was appointed commander and chief of the Continental army by the second Continental Congress in Philidelphia. Number One reason he got picked to be the leader (commander and chief)of the Continental Army for the revolutionary war was because he all ready had experience leading war and he new the woods. That day he got picked he was said to have said “I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. George Washington has to me 5 amazing things/moments. The first one is in Boston.I pick Boston because he took over an army of barely 14,500 men untrained undisciplined but in his words "able bodied,active, zealous in the cause and of unquestionable courage". When George Washington went to Boston he had did some things like cut off there supplies of ajoining places that forced the British to leave boston.The second place is in New Jersey the third is Philadelphia the fourth Valley Forge and The last amazing thing was his victory.