Yes. The army offered to make George Washington the King. He turned it down and submitted his resignation to congress.
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George Washington would have been paid about $25,000 for his service as President of the United States. He turned this down and was paid nothing for his service.
George Washington was the President. he turned down the offer to make him king because he knew that him being a king would be against the ideals of a republic or democracy.
No- you have it backwards-- Washington refused to serve a third term even though some supporters urged him to seek another term.
steping down after 8 years, the congress offered him presedency for life but he declined and set the standard for presidents after
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No. She was offered a place, but turned it down.
Some of the victorious Americans wanted to name George Washington as "king" of the United States, ignoring the governmental model proposed by Congress. (Parliament had already assumed many of the monarch's powers in England.)
When George Allen coached the Washington Redskins he would have free agent tryouts for anyone that had a dream of playing in the NFL. In 1974, Andre the Giant participated in one of the tryouts and the story goes that Allen offered him a contract but Andre turned it down.
Actually, George Washington did not chop down a cherry tree, it is just a myth.
Not exactly. He was offered the male lead, but turned it down. William Hurt was similarly offered the role of Dr. Grant, but turned it down without even reading the part.
No George Washington is not chopping down tress to this day. He died December 14, 1799.