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Washington was born February 22nd, 1732, in Virginia of the British Colonies
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It it is believed that Washington finished his formal school when he was 15.
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At 16, he was hired to survey the Shenandoah land for Lord Thomas Fairfax
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Along with his brother, Lawrence, they set out to Barbados to see if the warm temperature to help with his TB, George would end up getting smallpox.
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Due to his brothers death, George would end up inheriting his estate on Mount Vernon.
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He was given a commission as a Lieutenant Colonel and lead a company in the French and Indian War
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Washington was then promoted to the rank of Colonel
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Washington while in battle, had his horse shot out from under him twice, and have his superior officer General Edward Braddock
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Washington once again, leads his forces into battle, and would recapture Fort Duquesne, a fort he had lost prior to the French
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At the end of the French and Indian War, he resigned his commision, and left to Mount Vernon.
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In 1775, Congress elected that George Washington was to lead the Continental Army
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Come around Christmas time of 1776, Washington's men were at low morale, and close to breaking, but Washington would lead his men across the Delaware River and March to a Hessian position, and capture them and receive lots of equipment.
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Enter the winter of 1777, Washington and his men would face the hardship and reach one of the lowest points throughout the war.
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Washington along with support from the French Navy and Army encircled the British Army in the South at Yorktown, and effectively end the Revolution.
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The formal peace treaty, the Treaty of Paris would be signed in 1783
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Unanimously elected by his peers, it is decided George Washington will be the first US President.
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Once again, Washington would be the US President after a unanimous reelection.
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Washington would lead federal troops against a rebellion and show the Federal government was willing to enforce laws.
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Washington signs a treaty between the US and Britain that would help avoid war between the two nations.
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After another four year term, Washington declines to take a third, his example of Presidency would be a model for years to come