Biography Of George Washington

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. He was born in the town of Westmoreland county, Virginia. He had a dad named Augustine and a mother named Mary Ball Washington. With his father he had two half-brothers and five other siblings. His father, Augustine, had land and slaves, built mills, and grew tobacco. There is not much known about George Washington’s childhood but what is known is that from age seven to fifteen he was schooled and studied at the local church.

George’s father died when he was eleven and became the ward of his half-brother Lawrence. Lawrence got the families hunting creek plantation and married Anne Fairfax. When George was sixteen he traveled with a group of surveyors in Virginia’s western territory. In the
He did not start to resist the British until the protest of the Townshend acts in 1767 though. The letters he wrote during this time show that he was against the colonies declaring independence but eventually believed that it was a fundamental violation by the crown of the rights of the people. Washington told the House of Burgesses that they should boycott British goods until the acts were repealed. He was selected as a delegate in 1775. When Washington became general the army had many defeats. But in March of 1776 they finally had victory. They had placed military above Boston forcing the British to retreat. On Christmas night in 1776 Washington and his military crossed the Delaware River and surprised the British by attacking them forcing their surrender and finally won independence.

On April 30, 1789, Washington became president. He served for two terms. He was the only president that got everyone’s votes. When Washington retired he enjoyed less than three years of retirement before he died. He died of strep throat. His death date was December 14, 1799. He sent the United States of America in a good direction that would make it the greatest country in the