Who Is George Washington for Kids ｜ Learn about the first president of the USA

Who is George Washington? What did George Washington do? Did he cut down a cherry tree? In this video we learn all about George Washington for kids. George Washington was the very first president of the United States and has a profound impact on history not only in the United States but in the whole world! In this short but fun introduction video you and your students will learn all about him and the impact he had on the world. George Washington was the first President of the United States. He was born February 22, 1732 in Virginia. At age 16 he had a job as a surveyor, which means he measured the size of new land turning the information into maps. He later became a landowner in Mount Vernon, Virginia and was elected to the Virginia legislature. Due to problems with the British wanting to control the colonies, Washington led the Continental Army in a victory over the British during a war called the American Revolution. Several years later, after the war, Washington was elected as President in 1789 until 1797. He helped create and guide the government based on the words of the Constitution, and he took on many roles that are still part of the presidency today.