GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• ORCHESTRATED AN UNBELIEVABLE VICTORY OVER THE MOST POWERFUL NATION AND BEST EQUIPPED ARMY TO LEAD HIS COUNTRY TO INDEPENDENCE

• LAUNCHED AN EXPERIMENT IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOW THE ENVY OF THE WORLD

• PULLED 13 STRUGGLING STATES TOGETHER INTO A UNIFIED NATION

• PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN DESIGNING THE FEDERAL CITY THAT WOULD BE NAMED AFTER HIM

• WORKED AS AN ACCOMPLISHED SURVEYOR,  INNOVATIVE FARMER, AND ARCHITECT

Updated November 5, 1999
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