What made george washington a hero?

the fact that he was the main general of the army that beat the british in the revolutionary war, which made United States a free country
What made george washington a hero?
he was no hero,he and his followers were nothing but bloody traitors.
What made george washington a hero?
In the United States, he is remembered for leading the Revolutionary Army in their glorious victory over the British in our War of Independence.





What makes him a hero is that immediately after the war, crowds sought to make him king of the United States. He refused and returned home to Virginia to live as a simple citizen. He had a second chance to become king after serving as President for two terms. For a second time he provided the example, peacefully leaving office in favor of John Adams.





If it was not for George Washington, the United States could have easily turned to military dictatorship or monarchy in the turbulent years after the Revolutionary War. As Henry "Lighthorse" Lee said on Washington's death, "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, he was second to none in humble and enduring scenes of private life. Pious, just, humane, temperate, and sincere; uniform, dignified, and commanding; his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting鈥orrect throughout, vice shuddered in his presence and virtue always felt his fostering hand. The purity of his private character gave effulgence to his public virtues鈥uch was the man for whom our nation mourns."
Reply:I think a lot of times people get the wrong reasons why George Washington was so great. Yes, he was a great reason, but not because he was especially smart or a perfect model of the presidency.





George Washington never got more than an elementary education. And his early career was pretty awkward. He served the British Army in fighting against the French. That actually started the French-Indian wars. Not so heroic.





A British Army that he was advising (though he was giving the right advice, just no one was listening) sent to capture fort Duquesne was pretty much obliterated. Not so heroic either.





And then he led the Continental Army against the British during the revolution. Pretty much every major battle he fought but two was a miserable defeat.





Ever heard of Thaddeus Kosciuszko? Probably not, he was a polish General that actually did more for the revolution than George Washington did.





As a President, he stayed out of war, but his Cabinet members Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton became bitter rivals and created a two party system that Washington was very apposed to. Failure.





So what made him a hero?


Well during the revolution, those in the Continental army were mostly completely uneducated illiterate farmers. They really had no reason to leave their land that gave them money and go out to fight the most powerful army in the world. Basically the rich founding fathers were promising them land. They were untrained and sometimes very hard to deal with. Desertion was a huge issue. Somehow Washington kept them together and fighting. Thats what made him a hero. Nearly all historians agree that that was what he could do. He could keep people together and at it. Somehow he kept Jefferson and Hamilton together even though they hated each other long enough for both to contribute to the Country we know today.





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I have to disagree with Veto R. The victory over the British was anything but glorious. Read up on it and you'll find out. It was pretty miserable.