George Washington as the Founder of the United States

George Washington as the Founder of the United States

George Washington is popularly known as the founding father of the United States. This is because he was the first president of the United States and participated actively in the writing of the American Constitution as it is today. He is also to be credited for uniting the United States and have all the states joined together into the United States that we now know. He set the values of the United States high as they are today to integrity, transparency and fairness among others that advocated for a strong country set on being an advanced democracy (History, 2018). This is something he had started practising when he released his slaves with the hope that the other farmers would follow suit.

George Washington was the commander in chief of the army that fought for and earned the United States her independence. He was the commander in chief from the year 1777 to 1783 when the war ended. He left the army and returned to his home where he farmed (A & E Television Networks, 2018). He was later to be called back and get voted as president. That is how George Washington became the first president of the United States. George Washington set the standards of presidency which still stand today. President Washington, in his service to the United States, set the basis for the superpower it is today.

To conclude, George Washington, the founding president of the United States was a farmer who had no desire to become the first president of the country (Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association). He became the president due to his desire to serve his country. This is why the United States does not have politicians who are in office for the wrong reasons. The constitution and the fact that he was able to maintain neutrality in handling foreign issues have enabled the United States to succeed in making both political and economic progress can all be attributed to the work of George Washington is setting up the United States as a country.

References

A & E Television Networks. (2018). George Washington. Retrieved from A & E Television Networks: https://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-9524786

History. (2018). George Washington. Retrieved from History: www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/george-wwashington

Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. (n.d.). Biography of George Washington. Retrieved from George Washington’s Mount Vernon: www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/biography