Why Didn't George Washington Become King of the USA?
For Kids
13 / 19
4
1:06
Why Didn't George Washington Become King of the USA?
After being elected the first president of the United States, George Washington had the option to stay president after his first term. CEO and president of Mount Vernon Douglas Bradburn talks about the significance of this decision, why George Washington did it, and how it was a reflection of the newly formed society.
#AskMountVernon
For Kids
13 / 19
4
1:06
Related Videos
9:47
Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington
7,642
views
16:00
George Washington and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom (Full Movie)
George Washington
797,309
views
3:48
The Story of an American Icon: George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington
4,565
views
2:34
Explore George Washington’s World: Teaching America’s History
George Washington
1,428
views
5:58
George Washington's Gardens
George Washington
946
views
2:41
Preserving George Washington's Home
George Washington
5,713
views
10:30
Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington
202,772
views
3:08
The Tomb of George Washington
George Washington
2,167
views
24:08
Mount Vernon by Candlelight: A Christmas Tour
George Washington
26,226
views
11:24
The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
George Washington
2,430
views
9:46
Fred W. Smith National Library For The Study Of George Washington
George Washington
494
views
4:12
How to learn about your family history
George Washington
5,207
views
1:58
George Washington's Necessary
George Washington
1,559
views
7:42
Digging up history: Archaeological Collection Tour
George Washington
5,024
views
7:10
How do we take care of George Washington's Tomb?
George Washington
11,212
views
12:45
Interview with George Washington
George Washington
2,892
views
11:17
Animal Day at Mount Vernon!
George Washington
2,877
views
18:01
The Enslaved of Washington at Mount Vernon | History Traveler Episode 122
George Washington
178,354
views
25:42
Governor Larry Hogan: Leadership For A More Perfect Union
George Washington
898
views
12:54
Valley Forge National Historical Park Tour
George Washington
14,148
views
4:47
18th-Century Whiskey & Grains ft. Distiller Steve Bashore
George Washington
2,456
views
10:09
Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology
George Washington
4,324
views
2:34
George Washington's Innovative Invention: The 16-Sided Barn
George Washington
3,756
views
4:32
How did George Washington get along with Native Americans? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
9,441
views
2:04
How did George Washington acquire Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
6,208
views
2:19
What advice would George Washington give to current leaders? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
4,567
views
2:41
What inspired George Washington to lead the United States?
George Washington
3,048
views
2:03
How did George and Martha Washington meet? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
7,496
views
1:02
Was George Washington bald? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
7,289
views
1:06
Who was George Washington's Vice President? And what did he think about him? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
6,321
views
2:16
Did George and Martha Washington ever fight? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
10,067
views
1:08
Did George Washington BUY or INHERIT Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
3,714
views
1:42
Who carried George Washington's casket? Freemasons? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
18,966
views
1:58
How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon
George Washington
4,633
views
6:06
Martha Washington's Will
George Washington
7,093
views
6:20
Ann Pamela Cunningham: The Woman Who Saved George Washington's Home
George Washington
4,892
views
6:50
Mary Ball Washington: Who Raised George Washington?
George Washington
16,782
views
58:41
LIVE in the Central Passage
George Washington
15,157
views
1:09:57
WASHINGTON, DEATH, & DISEASE: A Conversation with Alexis Coe (FULL VIDEO)
George Washington
1,868
views
4:27
The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
George Washington
11,813
views
32:51
LIVE with Martha Washington
George Washington
4,811
views
1:14:21
Washington Wednesday: George Washington's Youth
George Washington
32,785
views
5:04
The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother
George Washington
17,147
views
5:12
The Life of Martha Washington
George Washington
41,233
views
4:24
The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon
George Washington
14,768
views
9:38
How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
George Washington
3,480
views
21:49
Washington's War (Full Movie) - General George Washington and the Revolutionary War
George Washington
1,027,420
views
25:27
LIVE Q&A with Martha Washington for Her Wedding Anniversary
George Washington
3,105
views
2:57
230 YEAR OLD TREE FALLS
George Washington
6,503
views
1:31
Did George Washington Have a Christmas Tree?
George Washington
7,729
views
1:35
How Long Did It Take to Restore the Mansion?
George Washington
3,917
views
2:59
Would You Survive the French and Indian War?
George Washington
11,763
views
3:31
18th Century Fishing Techniques
George Washington
7,444
views
3:18
How Did George Washington Make Money?
George Washington
8,884
views
1:45
Hercules on the Death of George Washington
George Washington
6,151
views
1:19
What Was George Washington's Favorite Book?
George Washington
5,871
views
2:06
What Disease Did George Washington Die From?
George Washington
51,584
views
2:53
How Did Mount Vernon Get Its Name?
George Washington
5,414
views
2:26
Why is the Kitchen Outside?
George Washington
11,424
views
1:11
Did George Washington Watch YouTube?
George Washington
1,758
views
1:02
How Long Did George Washington Ride His Horse?
George Washington
3,258
views
2:05
What Was George Washington's Favorite Plant?
George Washington
2,637
views
2:06
Did George Washington Use a Bath or Shower?
George Washington
37,813
views
1:00
Did George Washington Go to School?
George Washington
3,284
views
1:03
What Was George Washington's Favorite Food?
George Washington
10,452
views
0:50
How Many Horses Did George Washington Have?
George Washington
1,981
views
2:02
Did George Washington Have Kids?
George Washington
29,138
views
1:05
How Did George Washington Get So Rich?
George Washington
3,034
views
0:51
What Kind of Horses Did George Washington Own?
George Washington
3,457
views
1:21
What is George Washington's Favorite Animal?
George Washington
3,087
views
0:45
How Old Was George Washington When He Got Married?
George Washington
4,415
views
1:38
What Did George Washington Eat?
George Washington
20,724
views
2:38
What Was George Washington's Bed Made Of?
George Washington
13,648
views
2:17
Did Women Impersonate Soldiers In The Revolutionary War?
George Washington
3,691
views
5:35
Nelly Custis' ORIGINAL Handmade Music Books
George Washington
1,311
views
3:58
Things to Do at Mount Vernon
George Washington
37,998
views
1:07:58
Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"
George Washington
11,449
views
1:51
Did George Washington Have A Gun?
George Washington
8,869
views
5:56
Women Of The Revolutionary War: Camp Followers
George Washington
30,749
views
9:22
Inside George Washington's Harpsichord
George Washington
14,006
views
5:18
Mount Vernon, George Washington's Refuge of Tranquility
George Washington
5,203
views
1:40
Did George Washington Ever Kill Someone?
George Washington
10,141
views
5:38
The Crucial Revolutionary War Battles Of Princeton and Trenton
George Washington
21,270
views
3:01
Primary Sources on the Washingtons and Chocolate
George Washington
1,075
views
1:08
Did George Washington Have Any Brothers and Sisters?
George Washington
7,640
views
5:21
George Washington's Defeat in New York
George Washington
53,774
views
1:33
How Tall Was George Washington?
George Washington
9,247
views
1:24:45
Rick Atkinson author of The British Are Coming at Mount Vernon
George Washington
4,381
views
6:01
The Siege of Boston 1775
George Washington
24,272
views
5:29
King George III and the American Revolution
George Washington
561,092
views
5:29
Rick Atkinson on Writing the American Revolution
George Washington
12,587
views
6:18
George Washington, A Novice General
George Washington
17,111
views
6:31
Building a NEW Barn at Mount Vernon
George Washington
1,754
views
0:55
Did Martha Washington Have Children With George Washington?
George Washington
13,193
views
4:11
Did the Proclamation Line Start the American Revolution?
George Washington
22,296
views
1:37
Martha Washington’s 1759 Arrival At Mount Vernon
George Washington
6,588
views
3:04
The American Constitution's Limitations on Abolishing Slavery
George Washington
16,145
views
5:39
Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons
George Washington
600,446
views
3:34
George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules
George Washington
115,961
views
9:37
Telling The Story Of Slavery: A Visit To The National Archives
George Washington
31,340
views
3:32
George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham
George Washington
178,410
views
3:23
How Was Chocolate Made in the 18th Century?
George Washington
4,032
views
0:34
George Washington's Front Parlor...Opening Soon!
George Washington
3,031
views
3:24
George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee
George Washington
104,857
views
19:09
ORIGINAL Items The Washingtons Used For Entertaining
George Washington
46,671
views
15:23
Chocolate in George Washington's America
George Washington
24,196
views
1:24
What Was George Washington's Favorite Color?
George Washington
15,193
views
2:10
Where Did Martha Washington Sleep as a Widow?
George Washington
15,767
views
22:54
A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution (Full Movie)
George Washington
330,879
views
25:05
Now Or Never: Yorktown Campaign of 1781 (Full Movie)
George Washington
1,234,271
views
4:56
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
George Washington
55,277
views
1:33
How Did Washington Feel About the Sons of Liberty?
George Washington
10,853
views
2:00
What is the Oldest Tree on George Washington's Estate?
George Washington
8,065
views
22:31
Nathaniel Philbrick: In The Hurricane's Eye Full Interview
George Washington
2,188
views
1:48
The Genius of George Washington During the Revolutionary War
George Washington
17,251
views
2:07
Was the French navy stronger than the British navy in the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
15,619
views
1:46
Naval warfare during the Revolutionary War
George Washington
1,854
views
1:02
Nathaniel Philbrick: Summary of In The Hurricane's Eye
George Washington
942
views
1:13
The Leadership Style of George Washington
George Washington
8,067
views
2:26
George Washington's relationship with the French Military
George Washington
1,778
views
2:44
Nathaniel Philbrick on the role of water in the Revolutionary War
George Washington
1,811
views
2:58
George Washington's role in the battle of the Chesapeake
George Washington
6,728
views
28:28
Guided Tour of George Washington's Distillery
George Washington
6,037
views
2:14
Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?
George Washington
3,751
views
4:24
What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
George Washington
1,001,365
views
2:14
Who was Benedict Arnold?
George Washington
29,685
views
3:25
Colonial Angling on the Potomac River
George Washington
1,274
views
0:58
How Old Was George Washington When He Died?
George Washington
37,148
views
1:23
Were George Washington's Ancestors Farmers?
George Washington
1,255
views
8:26
The Home Of George Washington's Ancestors: Sulgrave Manor
George Washington
67,208
views
6:54
Revolutionary War British Soldier Camp Life
George Washington
32,730
views
4:51
A DAY With BRITISH Revolutionary War Reenactors
George Washington
26,893
views
4:35
Visiting A Colonial Market
George Washington
4,632
views
3:01
Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
George Washington
27,220
views
11:22
Save George Washington's View - President Doug Bradburn
George Washington
187
views
4:25
Save George Washington's View - Regent Sarah Coulson
George Washington
217
views
2:23
Save George Washington's Beautiful View!
George Washington
910
views
2:28
Did George Washington Have Good Handwriting?
George Washington
10,176
views
2:09
What Did Washington Think of King George III?
George Washington
124,433
views
1:18
Was George Washington's Family Rich?
George Washington
16,822
views
2:44
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
George Washington
2,801
views
1:18
How Did George Washington Vote on Independence?
George Washington
2,730
views
6:46
How George Washington Became the ONLY 6-Star General
George Washington
326,578
views
1:38
When is George Washington's Birthday?
George Washington
8,527
views
1:09
Did George Washington Have Any Friends?
George Washington
10,613
views
0:56
What was the FINAL Letter George Washington Wrote?
George Washington
6,481
views
1:07
How Did George Washington Die?
George Washington
28,168
views
1:52
Front Parlor Update: Restoring the Ceiling
George Washington
3,298
views
1:36
Front Parlor Update: Restoring the Panels
George Washington
2,359
views
3:56
SportCentre: Revolutionary War Edition
George Washington
1,390
views
1:01
President Washington's FIRST State of the Union Address
George Washington
3,974
views
1:01
How Did George Washington Die?
George Washington
109,856
views
6:35
The Bastille Key at Mount Vernon
George Washington
33,560
views
1:01
The Women Who Saved George Washington's Home
George Washington
3,017
views
2:09
George Washington's 1791 Hemlock Destroyed
George Washington
11,858
views
29:59
Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon
George Washington
531,808
views
6:50
A Major Change to George Washington's house...
George Washington
40,360
views
6:39
Wreath Laying Ceremony at George Washington's Tomb
George Washington
4,349
views
2:43
Re-Creating George Washington's Harpsichord
George Washington
5,034
views
1:03
Making Chocolate in the 18th Century
George Washington
5,371
views
6:32
George Washington's House is Closed...
George Washington
39,950
views
1:11
Revolutionary War 4D Experience (Trailer)
George Washington
6,622
views
8:44
George Washington's Will
George Washington
56,769
views
4:04
A LUXURIOUS 18th Century Bed
George Washington
14,089
views
3:08
The Newly Restored Blue Room At Mount Vernon
George Washington
14,338
views
1:58
The ONLY Love Letter From George Washington
George Washington
9,505
views
1:06
18th Century Pie Crust Recipe!
George Washington
2,483
views
3:14
Object Spotlight: Letter From Young George Washington
George Washington
4,633
views
1:01
Traditional 18th Century Pumpkin Pie Recipe
George Washington
6,406
views
2:01
The Front Parlor Restoration Project 2017-20
George Washington
5,358
views
1:02
DELICIOUS & QUICK 18th Century Recipe: Sausage & Apples!
George Washington
4,218
views
6:48
Purple Heart Ceremony at Mount Vernon
George Washington
4,539
views
1:00
George Washington's FAVORITE Breakfast: Hoecakes
George Washington
37,275
views
1:50
Front Parlor Restoration | Project Introduction
George Washington
3,461
views
8:42
Where is George Washington Buried?
George Washington
30,886
views
1:01
How To Make Your Own Cheese!
George Washington
17,495
views
9:15
RARE Look at Restoring George Washington's Blue Room
George Washington
49,907
views
0:59
Inside George Washington's Gristmill
George Washington
1,717
views
7:24
The LEGENDARY Wreath at George Washington's Tomb
George Washington
3,195
views
1:09
Dyeing Wool & T-Shirts the 18th Century Way!
George Washington
2,156
views
0:29
Recipe For homemade Butter!
George Washington
1,929
views
8:57
George Washington's Unique 16-Sided Barn
George Washington
14,883
views
1:28
How To Make 18th Century Candles At Home!
George Washington
13,352
views
5:56
Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 2
George Washington
47,947
views
11:41
Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 1
George Washington
66,568
views
1:22
ULTIMATE Revolutionary War Battle Reenactment
George Washington
17,306
views
1:27
18th Century Wool Production!
George Washington
11,040
views
8:22
Don't Be Confused About This Simple Quick Bread
George Washington
647,762
views
8:02
TRADITIONAL 18th Century Sheep Shearing!
George Washington
34,161
views
7:56
Fried Catfish With Turnip Greens
George Washington
125,426
views
1:41
Delicious 18th Century Meat Patties!
George Washington
2,335
views
8:32
UNSEEN Collections Revealed!
George Washington
49,332
views
9:05
Delicious Catfish Stew!
George Washington
187,431
views
1:21
How To Make Pink Pancakes!
George Washington
13,135
views
9:31
Pink Pancakes! (feat. Jon Townsend)
George Washington
12,519
views
1:59
Beef Collops and Ale Bread (18th Century Style)
George Washington
2,405
views
12:26
Fresh Fish Over An Open Fire
George Washington
627,034
views
3:00
Mount Vernon Wakes Up - The Mansion
George Washington
62,046
views
2:46
Mount Vernon Wakes Up - Feeding The Animals
George Washington
6,465
views
1:16
Fried Catfish (18th Century Style)
George Washington
1,912
views
2:49
Opening George Washington's Tomb
George Washington
4,346,951
views
16:53
Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
George Washington
232,050
views
2:38
Mount Vernon's Klingon Visitation Guide
George Washington
26,156
views
3:58
Fish House Punch
George Washington
431
views
8:41
Revolutionary War Weekend at Mount Vernon: Orchard Skirmish Reenactment
George Washington
1,283
views
5:42
George Washington’s Gristmill
George Washington
72,623
views
2:38
Creating George Washington's Dentures
George Washington
31,492
views
11:18
Martha Washington in Mourning
George Washington
14,719
views
7:12
George Washington's Gristmill: The Oliver Evans System
George Washington
24,285
views
2:25
How To Make 18th Century Ice Cream
George Washington
54,256
views
16:36
David McCullough Interview: The Importance of George Washington
George Washington
264,329
views
2:18
Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down
George Washington
1,117
views
1:56
Gardening History at Mount Vernon
George Washington
5,443
views
2:23
The Chintz Room Crib at Mount Vernon
George Washington
6,600
views
3:02
George Washington's Salt House at Mount Vernon
George Washington
8,722
views
4:00
A Look Inside the Chintz Room at Mount Vernon
George Washington
18,469
views
21:18
The Men Who Lost America
George Washington
1,644
views
2:02
Behind the Scenes: Trenton Film Shoot
George Washington
867
views
59:38
Ron Chernow: Hamilton and Washington (Full Length)
George Washington
62,371
views
7:20
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
George Washington
28,563
views
3:23
The Animals of Mount Vernon
George Washington
3,806
views
11:03
Facebook Live: Bateau Building
George Washington
231
views
1:08
Mount Vernon: Making Iron Hoops for barrels
George Washington
12,972
views
1:42
18th Century Shad Cooking
George Washington
6,362
views
3:27
George Washington's Mount Vernon: River Economics
George Washington
479
views
42:41
Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
George Washington
29,002
views
2:39
Long Lost George Washington Coin!
George Washington
1,769
views
5:32
George Washington's Steel Hilted Small Sword
George Washington
5,318
views
7:02
The Swords of George Washington
George Washington
20,933
views
3:03
George Washington's Bailey Silver and Ivory Cuttoe
George Washington
3,343
views
23:09
Nathaniel Philbrick Interview: Valiant Ambition
George Washington
1,748
views
2:11
What does Washington learn from the beginning to the end of the War?
George Washington
325
views
1:09
Did Benedict Arnold see himself as a traitor?
George Washington
3,238
views
2:39
The Relationship between Benedict Arnold and George Washington
George Washington
4,655
views
1:15
In what ways was the Revolutionary War, a Civil War?
George Washington
2,719
views
3:48
George Washington Sword Fragment
George Washington
1,812
views
1:28
George Washington's Battle Sword
George Washington
51,459
views
2:54
The Detail of George Washington's Smallsword
George Washington
2,303
views
2:24
George Washington's Smallsword
George Washington
14,586
views
7:46
Dancing with General Washington
George Washington
9,366
views
3:25
Harvesting Tobacco in the 18th Century
George Washington
4,391
views
2:10
George Washington and 18th Century Ballooning
George Washington
340
views
3:43
Graffiti found at George Washington's Home
George Washington
1,873
views
2:55
The Blacksmith Shop at Mount Vernon
George Washington
28,968
views
1:47
George Washington's Copy Press
George Washington
531
views
1:23
Washington's Philadelphia Chairs
George Washington
1,913
views
4:18
How Did George Washington Make Whiskey?
George Washington
36,320
views
11:13
Ron Chernow Interview: Hamilton on Broadway
George Washington
28,560
views
27:44
The Winter Patriots: A Revolutionary War Tale (Full Movie)
George Washington
965,040
views
17:48
George Washington: Lessons in Leadership
George Washington
42,608
views
2:37
George's Big Day Out - Ep. 05
George Washington
5,722
views
2:11
George's Big Day Out - Ep.03
George Washington
5,825
views
2:19
George's Big Day Out - Ep.02
George Washington
7,395
views
6:34
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps at Mount Vernon
George Washington
86,055
views
3:20
George Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon
George Washington
99,287
views
2:19
Yorktown Fife & Drum at Mount Vernon
George Washington
11,938
views
2:28
George Washington's Distillery
George Washington
6,756
views
6:13
The Spirit of Mount Vernon: George Washington's Whiskey
George Washington
23,033
views
4:05
Post-Colonial Cocktail, Anyone?
George Washington
1,035
views
5:08
Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington
34,124
views
4:00
George Washington's Entrepreneurial Grit
George Washington
792
views
to Top