George Washington

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George Washington
Did you know that George Washington was our first president? George Washington was our first President, and he served two terms as President. Three important topics to know about George Washington, are, first his early life. Second his military life. Finally his political life. George Washington had a big impact on many people’s lives, by achieving many important goals.
Some key things to know about Washington’s early life are that “he was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732.”(Biography of George Washington) He was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary Bell. Janet Butler, which was Augustine’s first wife, had passed away in 1729, leaving him with two sons and a daughter. Augustine Washington served as a justice of the county court and also was a leading planter. His father had died when George Washington was only eleven, leaving most of his property to George’s older half brothers. Also at age eleven, George Washington inherited ten slaves from his father.
George Washington wanted to join the British navy, but his mother wouldn’t to let him. So, when he was fifteen he began surveying. At age sixteen he went with George William Fairfax to the Virginia frontier. When George Washington turned seventeen he had an appointment as county surveyor for the new frontier county of Culpeper. He was on his way to a beneficial and successful career. Later he saved his money and bought unclaimed land.
“On January 6th, 1759, Washington married Martha Dandrige Custis.”(Biography of George Washington) she was from the tidewater area of Virginia. Martha brought great prosperity, along with two small children, Jacky and Patsy. Washington’s stepson John Parke Custis “Jacky” died of camp fever at the age...

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... with politics. Before the American Revolution, Washington served in the House of Burgesses for fifteen years. He won election in 1758 and represented Fredrick County until 1761 after a failed bid for a seat in December 1755. That year he ran in Fairfax County, winning a seat which he would maintain until 1775. Washington took a seat in the House of Burgesses in the capitol and helped shape the idea of self-government in 1759.

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"History.org: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Official History and Citizenship Website." George Washington in Williamsburg : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.

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