The holiday season was an eventual time in the life of George Washington. Following
are significant events which occurred from December 21 through December 31
involving GW:
December 22, 1789: During GW’s first year in office as president, South
Carolina ceded Tennessee to the U.S. to become a separate state.
December 23, 1775: About eight months after the start of the American Revolution,
King George III issued a proclamation closing the colonies to all trade.
December 26, 1776: Washington and American forces surprised Hessian troops
in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. The event was a turning
point for momentum in the conflict, which had been heavily in favor of the Brithish.
About 1000 Hessian mercenaries fighting for England were captured in the
daring day-after-Christmas assault.
December 29, 1778: British Colonel Archibald Campbell led an occupation of
Savannah, Georgia during the American Revolution.
December 31, 1781: After the Revolution was won but before the Treaty of
Paris was signed two years later, Congress established the Bank of North
America. The issue of the National Bank would be an important if
controversial part of the Washington administration a decade later.
Source: ON THIS DAY IN AMERICA
Posted By: Dr. Sam Hoff, Delaware State University
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