This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 8 стр.

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forces occupied the Ohio River Valley. The message ordered them to withdraw. It
was a dangerous duty, and George Washington completed it well.
George Washington continued to gain responsibility in the army. However, as
time passed, he became angry with the way England governed the American
colonies. Taxes were high. And the colonies had no representation in the British
Parliament.
The war against Britain began in 1775. The Americans named George
Washington commander of the Revolutionary armies.
Many of his soldiers were untrained. They were poorly equipped. During one
winter of the Revolutionary War, his troops almost froze to death. But General
Washington led these Americans to victory. The last British troops left America in 1783.
After the war, George Washington strongly influenced the writing of the new
Constitution. Then, in 1789, the first American Electoral College met. It named him
the first president of the United States. Three years later, he wanted to retire. He
planned to live with his wife Martha at their home in Virginia, Mount Vernon. But
others appealed to him to run for president again. The ballots were counted in 1893,
and he was re-elected.
George Washington gave the nation a good start. He helped prevent the
country from becoming a dictatorship. He prevented it from being ruled by a king. He
helped establish freedom of religion.
George Washington was not perfect. He kept slaves at Mount Vernon.
However, he freed all his slaves during his lifetime. He also urged the nation to end
slavery in the future.
A sentence written on the wall in the Washington Monument expresses the way
many Americans feel about George Washington. It says he was “first in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
3 COMPREHENSION CHECK
Decide whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE
1. As president, G. Washington helped the new United States of America through
its difficult first years.
2. The Washington Monument is the only way Americans have honored their first
president.
3. George Washington wanted to be an explorer, so he went to college.
4. At age twenty he became an officer in the British army.
5. The Revolutionary armies he led were well-trained and well-equipped.

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