George+Washington

 George Washington  George Washington was born of February, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father was Augustine Washington who married his mother, Mary Ball. In 1748, he began his career as a surveyor in a venture to the Shenandoah Valley on behalf of prominent Virginia landowner, Lord Thomas Fairfax. In July, 1752, George’s brother, Lawrence Washington died so George inherited the Mount Vernon plantation. Between 1753 and 1743, George led Virginia forces against the French at Fort Duquesne in the Upper Ohio River Valley. At Great Meadows, Pennsylvania, Fort Necessity was built. But on May 27th, the fort was forced to surrender after George defeated a French scouting party followed by a brief battle. Later, George resigns as a colonel. Then in 1755, he marches with British General Edward Braddock with other British men against the French at Fort Duquesne. Then on July 9th, the French defeated the British and Braddock got killed. Finally in August, George is appointed from a colonel to a commander. Shortly after, he resigns as a commander once again to attend some private affairs at Mount Vernon. George marries a widow, Martha Dandridge, Custis in 1759. He takes the role of father for her two children: Patsy and Jack. On June 15th, 1775, the First Continental Congress elects George as a general and commander in chief of the Continental Army. A year later, the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress. George won another victory at Saratoga, New York, in 1777. After that, on October 19th, 1781, a large British force surrendered to Washington in Yorktown, Virginia. The British general Cornwallis’s defeat at Yorktown began peace talks between the Americans and the British in Paris in April 1782. Congress approved the treaty on April 15th, 1783, and the Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3rd, 1783. Even though the Army was poor, under George’s leadership, the Army was able to survive and become a stronger military force by tactics and courage. He held together the hungry, ragtag Army and in the end, they earned the independence of America. Thanks to George Washington’s victory and the surrender at Yorktown, the fighting ended and the Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of America at last. Afterwards, on April 30th, 1789, George Washington became the first president of United States at the age of 57. Finally on December 14th, 1799, he died of Camp Fever at the age of 67.

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