George Washington's Contribution To The Revolutionary War

George Washington who lived from 1732 to 1799 and served as the general and leader of the continental army which was formed for the Revolutionary War which took place from 1775 to 1783 and whom also served two terms as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He was a son of a prosperous farmer and was raised in Virginia. As a young man, he served in the French and Indian War as a surveyor which lasted from 1754 to 1763. During the Revolutionary war he led colonial forces to victory against the British and was recognized as a national hero. This fame led to him being elected the first president of the new nation in 1787 he served two terms and realized that the way he handled the job would impact how future presidents approached

Washington was born on February 22, 1732, at his family’s plantation on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County, in the British colony of Virginia his parents were Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington who was Augustine’s second wife. George was the oldest of Augustine and Mary Washington’s six children and spent most of his childhood at Ferry Farm, a plantation near Fredericksburg, Virginia. One myth associated with Washington is that at age six he got a hatchet for his birthday and after he got it he hacked at his father’s cherry tree, when being confronted about it Washington stated “I cannot tell a lie… I did cut it with my hatchet.” This led to father being overjoyed and stating that him having honesty was more valuable than a thousand cherry trees, however no one knows if this story is true. At age eleven however, Washington’s dad died leaving him and his mother to manage the plantation he left behind. Only a few details about Washington’s education are known, it isn’t clear however it can be assumed though that him being a child of a prosperous family was taught at home with a private tutor or attended a private school. It’s believed he finished his formal schooling at around age 15. As a teenager, Washington being very prominent with math became a very successful surveyor, as a surveyor Washington would

They made the trip due to Lawrence suffering from Tuberculosis and made the trip hoping the warm climate would help hi heal from the disease. Shortly after they had arrived, tragedy struck Washington himself contracted smallpox. He survived though however, the illness left permanent scars to his face. His older half-brother Lawrence mentioned earlier owned the Mount Vernon estate which was Washington’s fathers, in 1752 Lawrence died from his disease, this was important because he served as Washington’s mentor. His death lead to Washington inheriting the plantation of Mount Vernon from Lawrence which was located on the Potomac River near Alexandria,