George Washington's Impact On Enlightenment

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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in westmoreland, Virgina and was is one of our founding fathers also was our first president of United States of American.

George Washington president terms were (1789-1797) and our president fought in the Revolutionary war (1775-1783) also Washington command the Continental army in the war.

Our first president George Washington impact the Enlightement by thinking a vision for educating system for the people in the Untied sates so they can get the education that people need in the U.S.A.

The first thing that George washington did to impact the Enlightement was writing letters to people telling them idea's to help educate young people and he got his ideas from a line in a presrciption of George Turnbull. …show more content…

Locke argued that young minds were similar to blank tablets,young people need to learn because they will one day how work a job and how to get that job done.

One of Washington’s primary objectives for his national university was to educate American youth in the “science of government.” In his last will and testament, Washington writes about his frustration with the practice of sending the young people in his nation to be educated in foreign countries,George washington did this to help kids/young people around the world so they can be ready to face the "real world" and face the challenges it brings to young people when they become adults.

In colusion George washington impact the Enlightement by education purospes and we today can think George washington because he helped made were we the people today could have free public schools and help educate kids around the