George Washington's Influence On American Culture

George Washington's family traces back to North America. His great-grandfather, John Washington, immigrated from England to the Colony of Virginia in 1656. The family was from the upper class in England and was granted land by King Henry the VIII. A lot of the family’s wealth was lost in the Puritan revolution, so in 1657 George’s grandfather, Lawrence Washington, also migrated to the Colony of Virginia. George’s father, Augustine, was born in 1694 to Lawrence and Mildred Washington. Augustine Washington was very young when his father died and inherited 1000 acres. When he was old enough to take care of the property he married Jane Butler who had also inherited a large piece of land. He belonged to the Anglican Church. He became a justice

He did have many different kinds of dentures. Materials that were used over the years for his dentures were bone, hippopotamus ivory, human teeth, brass screws, lead,and even gold metal wire. He complained frequently in his diary about his ill fitting dentures.

Georges dental troubles helped to mislead the British army in 1781. George liked to keep his dental troubles a secret, so he had his dental tools mailed to New York. He wasn't there at the time, but someone inside his circle could bring them to him. A British leader was passed a letter and by it’s contents decided that the American and French forces around New York were not moving. This incident led to the British defeat at Yorktown in

Then changed his mind when he thought the British were violating the rights of the Englishmen. In 1769, Washington introduced to the Virginia House of Burgess a resolution to boycott British goods. In 1774 he joined representatives who would make up policies for all thirteen colonies, which became known as the Continental Congress. By 1775, Washington was leading the Fairfax Militia Company that was formed by the Continental Congress during their meetings. When the Second Continental Congress met George was made Commander and Chief of all Continental Army Forces. In 1778 he combined the Continental Army and the French forces in the War of Independence. He remained Commander and Chief until the end of the war and then finally returned to the busy working farm of Mount Vernon.

In 1787 he returned to lead the proceedings at the Federal Convention that led to the American Constitution. When it came time to vote for a President to run this newly formed government Washington really did not want the job. He liked politics, but seemed to enjoy his farm more. People really wanted him to be president because of his past leadership and the colonies trusted him. Reluctantly when the new congress voted and he got the most votes, he accepted the role. John Adams became Vice-President because he got the second most