George Washington's Accomplishments

George Washington was an American man who served in the Revolutionary War and was a Founding Father of the United States. Washington was appropriately nicknamed, “The Father of His Country”. He was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington is most notably remembered as the first President of the United States, but his life had many more accomplishments.

George Washington’s great-grandfather, John Washington was an immigrant to America in 1657, and established a farm in Virginia. In 1732, George Washington was born to Mary and Augustine Washington, in Virginia. In 1735, the Washington family moved to another part of Virginia, and in 1738, moved once again to a plantation near Fredericksburg, where Washington spent

Washington only received an elementary school education, but while in school, he excelled at math and learned land surveying like his father had. At the age of seventeen, Washington learned more of surveying from one of his close friends, George William Fairfax, and later became the country surveyor for the new country of Culpepper, Virginia. As his career in surveying began to pick up, in 1751, his half-brother, Lawrence, became ill with tuberculosis. George and Lawrence traveled by ship to Barbados in hopes of a better climate for his recovery. The time in Barbados had the opposite effect on Lawrence’s health and he became sicker, George also became ill with smallpox, but quickly recovered. After only two months, they traveled back to Virginia and Lawrence died shortly

He served in many positions including as a Major and a Lieutenant Colonel. Washington’s brother had been the leader of a small militia in Virginia, and in 1751, Washington filled that position as a Major. In 1753, the Governor of Virginia sent Washington and some troops to deliver a message to the French in Pennsylvania. The British Colonies were not happy about the French making relations with the Indians and expanding their territory. In 1754, the French and Indian War began. The War lasted seven years was between the French and the Colonies. Washington rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during the War but soon suffered a loss at Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania where he surrendered to French troops. Despite his recent defeat, in 1755, Washington became commander in chief of all the forces in Virginia. He proved a very leader in the War, but retired in 1759, before it ended.

After Washington’s brother died, he inherited his plantation, Mount Vernon. Washington owned Mount Vernon until he died, and spent years farming off of the land. He spent many years after the French and Indian War making a living as a