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     The tallest building in America's capital city is the Washington Monument (纪念碑) . It isfor George Washington, the first president of the United States. Hethe American colonies (殖民地) in the War of Independence (独立) against England from 1775 to 1783. As president, hethe new United States of America through its first difficult.
     The monument is one of the most popularin the world. Lights shine on it at night. It can usually befrom far away.
     George Washington was born in 1732. Heschool for only about seven or eight years. At age 20 hean officer in the colonial army. , as time passed, he became angry with the way Englandthe American colonies. The war against Britainin 1775. The Americans named George Washington chief of the revolutionary armies.

     Many of his soldiers were not trained, and they wereequipped (装备) . During one winter of the Revolutionary War, his soldiersfroze to death. But General Washington led them to. The last group of British soldiers left the colonies in 1783. In 1789, he wasas the first president of the United States.