he did because his father gave him a axe and he wanted to try it out
Actually, George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree, it is just a myth.
A cherry tree It is a story. He did not really cut down a tree.
He didn't chop down a cherry tree. This was an allegory written in a book by Parson Weems a 100 years after Washington lived and somehow it has become "truth" in history books.
a cherry tree, however this story was likely fabricated to illustrate trustworthy qualities of President Washington.
George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree or say "I can't tell a lie, Pa". This apocryphal story was created by Mason Locke Weems better known as Parson Weems in A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington.
Contrary to popular belief, George Washington did NOT chop down a cherry tree. It was actually a lie that was published by a children's author after our first president's death.
No- not likely . The cherry tree story is almost certainly a fabrication that appeared in an early biography of Washington by one Parson Weems. I do think that Washington had a high regard for truth and was overall a very honest person.
George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree or say "I can't tell a lie, Pa". This apocryphal story was created by Mason Locke Weems better known as Parson Weems in A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington.
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George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree or say "I can't tell a lie, Pa". This apocryphal story was created by Mason Locke Weems better known as Parson Weems in A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington.
George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree or say "I can't tell a lie, Pa". This apocryphal story was created by Mason Locke Weems better known as Parson Weems in A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington to show George Washington's honesty.
no that was George Washington