Was the legend of George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree true?

Answer 1

i saw on a show on the history channel that it was not true. the say it was not possible because cherry trees don't grow where he grew up. (where ever that is) =)

Answer 2

I read years later that this was not a true story. History was just trying to show how honest and truthful Washington was. Poppy

Answer 3

No, I do not believe that there is any historical evidence that he ever did chop down that cherry tree.

Answer 4

No but it was to show people that George Washington was of good moral character

Answer 5

No, it was invented by a Pastor Weems and inserted into a child's book about Washington. It has no basis in fact.

Answer 6

no, this was taken from the king of Nigeria, who in point of fact chopped down the tree by accident and was then killed by the falling trunk, his daughters later found him dead and began to dance naked around his corpse chanting things in that of the norse language which made him breath air again and that's how the grinch stole christmas

Answer 7

No, it is myth dreamed up by an early biographer, Parson Weems, as a morality lesson for children.

Answer 8

No, it was pure fiction, invented by a chap named Weems early in the 19th century.

Answer 9

I don't know of anyone who knows for sure; my guess is that it probably stemmed from a real incident that got embellished along the way :-)

Answer 10

Nope.
It was actually a story written in an old children's book.