George Washington

Don’t Like Paying Taxes? It’s an American Tradition.

By Sandvick on March 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

From History News Network by Suzy Evans author of Machiavelli for Moms: Maxims on the Effective Governance of Children: Not long after George Washington took office, one of the most serious threats to the authority of the federal government and stability of the… Read More ›

What was George Washington’s military experience before the American Revolution?

By Sandvick on September 19, 2016 • ( 0 )

The Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to put George Washington in charge of the Continental Army in 1775. Washington was only 43 years old at the time, a gentleman planter and local Virginian politician. He had not served in the… Read More ›