George Washington

Portrait of George Washington

Commander-in-Chief · First President · First President of the United States · 1732–1799

Commander of the Continental Army, presider over the Constitution, and the man who chose to leave power.

Explore the life of Washington — five chapters

  1. A Second Son in Virginia — Ambition without an inheritance
  2. Learning War the Hard Way — Defeat, humiliation and an education in command
  3. Eight Years of Holding On — The general who lost battles and won a war
  4. Inventing the Presidency — Every decision became a precedent
  5. Mount Vernon, Slavery and What He Left — The contradiction at the centre

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Teach what Washington discovered

Why the American Colonies Revolted — ideas Washington is tied to on the Living Knowledge Map. On Incandio you prove you understand one by teaching it to Ember, the AI pupil, in Teach the Room.

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