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George Washington was born near Popes Lake on February 22, 1734. His father was Augustine Washington and his mother was Mary Ball Washington they lived near Fredericksburg, Virginia. He had 5 brothers and sisters. His half brother Lawrence was his mentor. George Washington worked as a surveyor at the age of 16. George Washington became a soldier because his brother was a soldier at the age of 20 and George Washington fought for the British Army. Major George Washington volunteered to be Dinwiddie's Emissary to the French. The French built a fort in Great Britain's land George Washington told them to leave. George Washington had an idea to build a fort nearby which caused the French and Indian War. George Washington help build the Junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. George Washington fought at Valley Forge. George Washington was chosen to be general of the Continental Army because people thought he was the right person for the job. George Washington and his army surprise the British Army by crossing the Delaware to go to Trenton to fight at the Battle of Trenton. The winter of 1777 and 1778 was hard for Washington and his soldiers. The British surrendered to George Washington's Army. Prussia help George Washington and his troops at Valley Forge. We fought the British because we wanted freedom from British rule so we can be are own country. After the French and Indian war he went back to Mount Vernon Virginia. In 1756 he married a widow named Martha Dandridge Custis. Martha had a son named Jack and a daughter named Patty. At first the Washingtons lived in Martha's house. Late in George Washington's life he thought that slavery was cruel but he had hundreds of slaves. George Washington got up early every morning to check if everything is working in the plantation. At first people wanted George Washington to be king but he reminded them that they fought to be free from a king's rule. There was a meeting called a convention to make a new stronger for the country they call the United States of America. There were delegates and there was one per state. Then next they voted for a president and George Washington became the first President of the United States of America. George Washington helped pass a paper called the Bill of Rights it added more rights to the Constitution like the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. George Washington picked the nation's capital to be Washington D.C. George Washington didn't agree to help the French in the French Revolutionary War. While George Washington was president he had a lot of parties. When George Washington was still president George adopted two of Martha's grandchildren there names were George and Eleanor. George Washington rode his horse through the big plantation he also wrote letters and he rested. There were troubles between the United States and France. In 1798 President John Adams decided that the united states needed a bigger army to protect it. he asked george washington to help build that army. george washington did help for a short time to help plan the army. after that he returned home to mt. vernon. one winter day george washington rode his horse in heavy snow. george washington got cold he was also wet and he was also very sick. on december 14, 1799 george washington died.

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