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2. Washington lived an exciting life in exciting
4. Of George's early life little is known.
5. In 1759 Washington retired and married Martha
6. In 1760's the American colonists grew angrier
7. In 1787 Washington was chosen president of
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Washington lived an exciting life in exciting times. As a boy, he explored the wilderness. When he grew older, he helped the British fight the French and Indians. Many times he was nearly killed. As a

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Слайд 2 Washington lived an exciting life in exciting times.

Washington lived an exciting life in exciting times. As a boy,

As a boy, he explored the wilderness. When he

grew older, he helped the British fight the French and Indians. Many times he was nearly killed. As a general he suffered hardships with his troops in the cold winters.
He lost many battles, but led the American Army to final victory. After he became President, he successfully solved many problems facing his country, Washington belonged to an old colonial family that believed in hard work, in public service and in worshipping God.

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Слайд 4 Of George's early life little is known. His

Of George's early life little is known. His formal education was

formal education was slight: no more than 7 or

8 years of school. Men, plantation life and the haunts of river, field and forest were his principal teachers. His favourite subject was arithmetic. He studied enough history and geography to know something of the outside world. But he never learned very much about literature, foreign languages and history.
At the age of 14 he began to work as a surveyor, making many trips into the wilderness areas of Virginia and Pennsylvania. His first military experience came in the French and Indian War (1754—1763), when he was sent on two missions deep into the Ohio county.

Слайд 5 In 1759 Washington retired and married Martha Dandridge,

In 1759 Washington retired and married Martha Dandridge, a rich widow.

a rich widow. He became a loving stepfather to

Martha's two children. He was a progressive farmer of that time.

Слайд 6 In 1760's the American colonists grew angrier and

In 1760's the American colonists grew angrier and angrier at the

angrier at the taxes placed on them by Great

Britain. In September 1771 the Continental Congress met, where Washington had his first chance to meet and talk with leaders of other colonies. The members were impressed with his judgement and military knowledge. He was sent to attend the Second Continental Congress (1775) where he was elected a commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He proved himself a capable commander of the War of Independence.