George Washington
A) Write complete sentences with the following information. Use the simple past tense.
- Date of Birth : February 22, 1732
- Date of Death : December 14, 1799 at the age of 67.
- Circumstance of death :
- Job : (be) the first president of the United States of America
- Family :
On January 6th 1759, he (marry) Martha Dandridge Custis
B) Use the simple past tense and fill in the gaps with the following verbs:
Be (8X) – have – ask – defeat – create – admire – refuse – appear – rebel – do not – want
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, he ………….. a general and the commander of the American forces who ………………………. Britain in the American War of Independence (1775–1783).
, he ……………..elected the first President of the United States in 1789. He …………… re-elected in 1792. His role ……………… very important for the foundation of the United States the foundation of a national identity (before his actions to unite the country, the people living in America came from different part of Europe and they often …………………… because they …………………… to obey to a different culture). For example, Washington …………………….. a national university and he …………………… the government to choose a capital city for the USA (before that, there ……….. no capital city and no real national identity in the USA) : , it’s called Washington D.C.
Washington's surname …………… the "Father of his Country" and his face ………………………….. on one-dollar-bills.
His wife ………….. rich and they …………. a gigantic plantation with more than 100 slaves working for them (Washington …………………. to abolish slavery he could not admit it to the public opinion because he ……………… want to divide the country, so he had to make sacrifices to unite his country).
a lot of Americans …………………. him he ………………… courageous and intelligent.
C) Add a link word each time you see the following symbol :
And – then – to conclude – but – first – because – today
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