" Father Of His Country"
Submitted by stunner815 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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" Father Of His Country"
George Washington was the first president of the United States, and one of the most famous leaders in American history. He was a tall and strong boy who lived with his father during his early childhood. After his father's death, he moved in with his older brother, Lawrence and had taken a career in Surveying. George Washington, as general, had a very important role in the gaining of freedom for America during the Revolutionary War, and then unifying them under a government as President.
George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on Feb. 22, 1732. He was the eldest son of Augustine Washington. He received most of his education from his father, and after his fathers death in 1743 he received his education from his half brother Lawrence.
George studied mathematics, surveying, the classics, and the rules of civility. George later on turned to surveying for his career. At age 16 George got a job to survey Lord Fairfax's lands in the Shenandoah Valley. He helped lay out the town of Belhaven in Virginia in 1749, and was appointed surveyor for Culpeper County (George Washington). In 1752 on a trip to Barbados Lawrence died of tuberculosis. George inherited all of the Mount Vernon Estate (George Washington).
George grew up strong, and tall and was very athletic. His aspirations were to find wealth and to do well in whatever he did. During the French and Indian War at the age of 22 he served as a general. He lost at Fort Necessity and then resigned. The following year George decided to join again under general Edward Braddock. In 1755, at the age of 23, he was promoted to colonel and appointed commander in chief of the Virginia militia (George Washington).
During the year 1758 he left the army and returned to his home to restore his estate. He constructed new buildings, refurnished the house, and experimented with new crops. From 1759-1774 he entered politics in Virginia's House of Burgesses. He married Martha Dandridge...
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