Title: George Washington
Content:   Washington's legacy endures as one of the most influential in American history since he served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, a hero of the Revolution, and the first president of the United States. Various historians maintain that he also was a dominant factor in America's founding, the Revolutionary War, and the Constitutional Convention. Revolutionary War comrade Light-Horse Harry Lee eulogized him as "First in war—first in peace—and first in the hearts of his countrymen". Lee's words became the hallmark by which Washington's reputation was impressed upon the American memory, with some biographers regarding him as the great exemplar of republicanism. He set many precedents for the national government and the presidency in particular, and he 
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  Leadership," American Sociological Review  48#1 (1983) : 18–33. ; Sears, John F. Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century. (Oxford UP, 1989). ; Thane, Elswyth. Mount Vernon is Ours: The Story of the Preservation and Restoration of Washington's Home (Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1966). ; Ward, David C. "Creating a National Culture: Charles Willson Peale's George Washington at the Battle of Princeton in History and Memory." Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 70 (2011): 4–17. ; "George Washington in Popular Culture" Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington (2020) Schwartz, Barry. "George Washington and the Whig Conception of Heroic 
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  standard by which Washington's overwhelming reputation was impressed upon the American memory. Washington set many precedents for the national government and the presidency in particular. In 1951 the unwritten two-term limit set by Washington would become the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. He also set constitutional precedent by being the first president to use the Presidential Veto. As early as 1778 he was lauded as the "Father of His Country" and is often considered to be the most important of Founding Fathers of the United States. He has gained fame around the world as a quintessential example of a benevolent national founder. As Gordon Wood concludes, the greatest act in his life was his resignation as commander of the 
Title: George Washington
Content:  and economic policies. Washington closed the address by reflecting on his legacy: "Though in reviewing the incidents of my Administration I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which they may tend. I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence, and that, after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest." 
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  it." Washington was always the exemplar of republican virtue in America. He is seen more as a character model than war hero or founding father. One of Washington's greatest achievements, in terms of republican values, was refraining from taking more power than was due. He was conscientious of maintaining a good reputation by avoiding political intrigue. He had no interest in nepotism or cronyism, rejecting, for example, a military promotion during the war for his deserving cousin William Washington lest it be regarded as favoritism. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "The moderation and virtue of a single character probably prevented this Revolution from being closed, as most others have been, by a subversion of that liberty it was intended to establish."
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  Hay, Robert. "George Washington: American Moses," American Quarterly 21#4 (1969): 780-791 online ; Jacobs, Phoebe Lloyd. "John James Barralet and the Apotheosis of George Washington." Winterthur Portfolio 12 (1977): 115–137. ; Johnson, Gerald. Mount Vernon: The Story of a Shrine: An Account of the Rescue and Continuing Restoration of George Washington’s Home by The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. (2nd edition 1991) ; Kahler, Gerald. The Long Farewell: Americans Mourn the Death of George Washington (University of Virginia Press, 2008). ; Knox, Amanda. "Imagining George Washington: A Historiography of George Washington in Historical Memory." North Alabama Historical Review 5.1 (2015): 7+. 
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  ; Larson, Edward J. "Approaching the Rubicon and Crossing the Bar: Washington's Death and the Rise of Republican Rule." Georgia Review 62.3 (2008): 551–563. online ; Lengel, Edward G. Inventing George Washington: America's founder, in myth and memory (Harper Collins, 2011). excerpt ; Longmore, Paul K. The Invention of George Washington (Univ. of Virginia Press, 1999). ; (eBook) ; Marling, Karal Ann. George Washington Slept Here: Colonial Revivals and American Culture, 1876–1986 (Harvard University Press, 1988). ; Morgan, Kenneth. "George Washington and the Problem of Slavery." Journal of American Studies 34#2 (2000): 279–301. online ; Morgan, Philip D. "'To Get 
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  was built by the citizens of Boonsboro, Maryland, in 1827. Many things have been named in honor of Washington. George Washington is the namesake of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., and the state of Washington, the only state to be named for a president. The Washington Monument, one of the most well-known American landmarks, was built in his honor. A variety of colleges and universities, throughout the United States, are named for George Washington. The United States Navy has named three ships after Washington. The George Washington Bridge, which extends between New York City and New Jersey, and the palm tree genus 
Title: Legacy of George Washington
Content:  of Negroes': George Washington and Slavery." Journal of American Studies 39#3 (2005): 403–429. online ; Olszewski, George J. A History of the Washington Monument, 1844–1968, Washington, D.C. (National Park Service, 1971). ; Osman, Julia. "Cincinnatus Reborn: The George Washington Myth and French Renewal during the Old Regime." French Historical Studies 38.3 (2015): 421–446. ; Savage, Kirk. Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (2009). ; Schwartz, Barry. "Social change and collective memory: The democratization of George Washington." American Sociological Review (1991): 221–236. online ; Schwartz, Barry. "George Washington and the Whig Conception of 
Title: George Washington
Content:  of the Anglican Church and the Freemasons, and he urged broad religious freedom in his roles as general and president. Upon his death, he was eulogized as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen". Washington has been memorialized by monuments, a federal holiday, various media, geographical locations, including the national capital, the State of Washington, stamps, and currency, and many scholars and polls rank him among the greatest U.S. presidents. In 1976, as part of commemorations for the U.S. Bicentennial, Washington was posthumously promoted to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States.

Question: what was george washington's legacy?
Answer: Founding father.