Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have participated on the Patriot side than with the Loyalists. When he took command of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington barred ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental ... Bostonians until his death at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. The following year, Abigail Adams inoculated herself and her children ...

George Washington, who led America through the Revolution ... When war broke out in 1775, he became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. In war, Washington's battle record was mixed.

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is ...

When George Washington was offered command of the Continental Army by Congress in 1775, he accepted the role, but not the salary. He reasoned that his leadership had to be seen as an act of ...

In 1775, George Washington said, “We need chaplains.” During his years as president, he added, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality ...