history george washington
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 as a child | when george was a young boy he grew up on a farm in virginia. when he was eleven his father died and then he stopped going to school that same year and his older brother was the closest thing to having a father. |
| serving in the war | when he was in his 20's george was a surveyor and he surveyed the land for the area of penslyvania. As a cournel he was told to invade a french fort in the are of pittsburgh. His army was victorious. When the colonies were delaring independence he was choosen to be the head chief of the army. |
| president | when the war was over the colonies wanted to have a leader and they thought who better to be than george washington. He did not want to be president but he took the request and became the first president.after serving 8 years ib the office he spent the rest of his life at the farm he grew up on mt. Vernen. |
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