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Home / Kids and Teens / School Time / Social Studies / History / By Region / North America / United States / Presidents / Washington, George
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- A Presidential Exploration - George Washington - Includes basic facts, short biography, and a look at the major issues and events of Washington's administration.
library.thinkquest.org/11492/cgi-bin/pres.cgi/washington_george
- American Presidents: George Washington - A collection of facts and trivia about Washington's life.
www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=1
- Biography.com George Washington - Provides a short biography of America's first president.
www.biography.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=20538
- Encyclopedia Americana: George Washington - A detailed biography written for students. Includes Washington's inaugural addresses and a fact file.
gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/bios/01pwash.html
- George Washington - Biographical article covers both his military and presidential career.
sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html
- George Washington - Short biography from the official White House site.
www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html
- George Washington - A biography and related links, along with one of Washington's earliest writings, stories of his life, and his first and second inaugural addresses.
www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowash1.cfm
- George Washington Papers - Library of Congress site which presents its collection of 65,000 Washington documents. Each page of these documents has been photographed and is presented online. Site also includes a timeline of his lie and a selection of essays.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
- George Washington: First President of the United States - Includes biography, speeches, timeline, cabinet appointments, quotation, and interesting fact.
library.thinkquest.org/12587/contents/personalities/gwashington/gw.html
- Historic Valley Forge: George Washington - Documents and stories from the life of the man who led colonial troops through the harsh winter at Valley Forge.
www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/index.html
- Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens - See what Washington's home looked like when he was alive.
www.mountvernon.org
- New Book of Knowledge: George Washington - An encyclopedic biography written for 3-8 grade students. Includes fact file and first inaugural address.
gi.grolier.com/presidents/nbk/bios/01pwash.html
- OSV - George Washington Quiz - An interactive quiz about America's first president.
www.osv.org/gw/wquiz2.htm
- POTUS -- George Washington - Includes portrait, a short list of biographical facts, and related links.
www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/gwashington.html
- Spectrum Biographies - George Washington - Biography and fact file compiled for students. Includes list of recommended books.
www.incwell.com/Biographies/Washington,George.html
- Sulgrave Manor - The ancestral home, in England, of George Washington's family.
www.stratford.co.uk/sulgrave
- The American President: George Washington - Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series.
www.americanpresident.org/kotrain/courses/GW/GW_In_Brief.htm
- The History Place - George Washington Picture Gallery - Sixteen drawings of the life and times of America's first president.
www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/wash-pix/gallery.htm
- The Life of George Washington - Online version of a biography originally published in 1808. Historian David Ramsay, who authored the book, was a contemporary of Washington.
www.earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/index.html
- The Rise and Fall of the Newburgh Conspiracy - The near-mutiny that took place in the army in 1783 and Washington's role in defusing it.
earlyamerica.com/review/fall97/wshngton.html
- Top-biography.com: George Washington - Includes a biographical sketch, fact file, quotations, and a timeline of his life.
top-biography.com/9183-George%20Washington
- USA: Index on George Washington - A collection of Washington's speeches and papers.
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/gw1/gw1.htm
- Washington, George - Article from Encarta Encyclopedia provides an overview of Washington's life.
encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761564084
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