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George Washington spent most of his youth on the Rappahannock River.
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George was home schooled from the age of seven to fifteen.
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When George was 16 he traveled with a surveying party plotting land. Washington received an appointment as official surveyor.
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George Washington's brother, Lawrence, died of tuberculosis, which made George the heir of the Washington's land.
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George Washington was appointed with the rank of major in the Virginia Militia.
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George Washington attacked the French Post at Fort Dusquesne killing the commander, and 9 others. The French and Indian War had begun.
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George married Martha Dandridge Custis, a charming and vivacious young women.
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Congress commissioned George Washington to take command of the Continental Army.
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With the aid of the French, the Continental forces were able to capture the British under the command of George Washington. General Cornwallis didn't want to surrender so he sent his second in command. So, George Washington sent his second too.
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George Washington became the first president of the United States
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