George Washington Research Paper

One of the most prominent names in US history is George Washington. George 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. He was the eldest of six children and born with only a first and last name. His father died when he was 11 years old, and from that point he helped his mother maintain the plantation. Very few details on Washington’s early childhood are known. It is believed he finished his formal schooling around age 15. In his early teenage years he showed an aptitude for mathematics and became a successful surveyor, which earned him enough money to acquire his own land.
He then began his military career with the Virginia Militia which included a well known mission he undertook to deliver a message to the French in the Ohio Valley from Governor Dinwiddie. During this mission, George Washington almost lost his life on the return trip home after he fell from a raft into the icy waters of the Allegheny River. Many years later, he was given command of the Virginia Militia
He is often referred to as the father of the United States for the role he played in founding the country. In fact, the nation's capital, along with 1 state, 31 counties and 17 cities are named in Washington's honor. He shaped the foundation of the U.S. government as it is known today and presided over the 1787 writing of the constitution, which is the document that provides the basis for the laws governing the country. George Washington's importance is probably most noted by the fact that his face is on every United States one-dollar bill. Many historians view him as one whose every move defined that the American president, and the nation itself, has become