George+Washington

=George Washington (1732-????)= George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He grew up in a wealthy family in Virginia and attended common schools his parents paid for. Unfortunately, his house burnt to the ground when he was eight years old. To make things worse, his father died when he was 11.

Washington became miserable afterwards, and it didn't help to have a tyrant of a mother. He would eventually lose his wealth.

In 1748, he decided to live a farmers life and bought a plantation on a house called Mt. Vernon in Virginia. He had owned 18 slaves, even though he opposed slavery. He became a surveyor of the western frontier.

Washington wanted to become so famous, that everyone would know his name, even in the future. So when the British were recruiting for their army in 1749, Washington volunteered immediately.

He did so well in the army, that he rose through the ranks so quick, that he became a Major in 1752.

On November 1st, 1753, the British were seeking a frontiersman to negotiate with a small French outpost on the Ohio River Valley (which both the French and the British desperately want to control). Despite not having much knowledge about the frontier, since he left his plantation to join the British army, Washington volunteered for the job.

Washington set out for the outpost. Along the way, he was accompanied by a group of Indians. Then they arrived, he started negotiations with the six French soldiers there. But as the negotiations ended, the Indians leaped out and killed the six men, including a highly-praised French officer.

As he returned, Washington was intercepted and taken to a French fort. They told him that they would release him if he signed a treaty written in French. Washington, however, could not speak French, but to say so would be ungentlemanly, so he signs it. Later, he learns that the treaty was really a document saying that he had assassinated the men at the outpost himself. On June 14, 1754, the French declare war on England, starting the French and Indian War.

On July 9, 1755, Washington volunteers to be 2nd-in-command of an attack, led by Major General Edward Braddock, on the French for of Fort Necessity. His party, however, was ambushed a few miles away from the fort by Indians, in which General Braddock is wounded, and dies four days later. After the disaster, Washington leads the men back to Virginia.

When he gets back, he is promoted to a regiment Colonel, pitting him in command of all Virginian forces. In 1758, he participated in the Forbes Expedition to capture Fort Duquesne, which resulted in an accidental friendly fire showdown. Washington was one of the first to realize this and threw himself in between the two sides. He wasn't involved with another major French and Indian War battle.

In 1759, he had enough of the war and resigned from the militia. He still wanted to be famous, and what better way of doing so would be hanging out with famous people.

On January 6th, 1759, he married a woman named Martha Custis (now Martha Washington), a rich widower. Know one knows if their marriage was happy or not, because they kept their love lives secret, but by marrying her, he gained lots and lots of money and slaves. The two moved back to Mt. Vernon to continue running the plantation.

In 1759, Washington was elected to Virginia's House of Burgesses.

When the war ended in 1763, Washington wanted to settle in the new land, but King George III prevented him from doing so, just like many other colonists. Just like the other colonists, he slowly starts to get angry with the British, thanks to "no taxation without representation". He quits taking imported British goods and starts to take things the colonists provide.

In 1774, he risigned from the House of Burgesses and becomes a member of the Continental Congress. On June 15, 1775, the Continental Congress appoints him commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.