George Washington George Washington is a name that we are all familiar with. But, what was his life? He was born in 1732, on February 22. He fought in the war, and then later became the first President of the United States. He served his term for eight years, and then later passed away in 1799. Since that was such a brief overview, I am going to go more in depth. He was born in Virginia, his family has traces of them coming to America England. As far as his education goes, there is not much known. He was homeschooled and studied with the local church. Many people did not have a lot of faith in him becoming a scholar because he had a criminal background. But, he proved them wrong and became very intelligent. That is all that is known about …show more content…
Since he showed such early signs of leadership the Lieutenant of Virginia appointed George as a major before they even had fought in the war. He had some success, his troop had killed a French Commander. He then became ranked as a Colonel. Which was a huge honor. When George was only twenty three, he became the commander of all the troops for Virginia. His future was looking very promising. Although, he was not always successful in his missions on the battlefields, he did a very impressive job for going as far as he did. George then retired from the Military in December of …show more content…
He then was appointed Major General and Commander-in Chief. George of course exceeded all expectations and really impressed everyone he crossed paths with. They felt as if he was the best decision and he did not disappoint. George helped end the war, he was in touch with the Congressman, and with his intelligence they gave George what he wanted and they received victory. All he wanted was to make his farming successful, but of course the war was hard on that and it was not being cared for. Since he gave so much time to the military, Congress granted him land to help him get back on his