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