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Early Life
George Washington was born. -
Early Life
George Washington goes on the surveying trip with Lord Fair fax and begins working as a surveyor in the Shenandoah Valley. -
Early Life
George Washington works privately as a surveyor. -
Military Service
Washington is appointed to a position in the Virginia Militia -
Military Service
Lieutenant Colonel Washington successfully attacks what was the first encounter of the French and Indian War. -
Military Service
The governor of Virginia appoints Washington as commander-in-chief of an all Virginia force with the rank of colonel. -
Military Service
Washington resigns his commission as colonel and quits the Virginia Regiment. -
Political Career
George Washington is elected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress. -
Political Career
Washington is appointed General and Commander-in-Chief of the new Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress -
Political Career
George Washington takes the oath of office as the first President of the United States in New York City. -
Views on Slavery
Washington stated privately that he no longer wanted to be and that he supported a plan for gradual abolition in the United States. -
Legacy
Washington's biggest contribution was his shaping of the office of the presidency and the executive branch. -
Political Career
George Washington takes the oath of office as the first President of the United States in New York City. -
Legacy
He also set a constitutional precedent by being the first president to use the Presidential Veto.