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.
The story about George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree, and then being unable to lie about it, has persisted throughout history. However, there is no evidence that this ever happened, and researchers have not been able to find any.