George Washington was born February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County in Virginia. George was a great leader for the continental army in the American Revolution. He was also our first president and that was because he was a great leader in the war. He was the president from 1789 to 1797 which is basically two terms even though they didn't have a second election for him. His great grandfather migrated from England to Virginia. His family had some distinction. Most of the wealth was lost during the puritan war. His grandfather also migrated to Virginia. George's father, Augustine was born in 1694. His father was a very ambitious man he acquired land and slaves and with that he built mill sand grew tobacco, which was the money crop in the years …show more content…
The only way they would bring Washington back was if he promised not build another fort on the Ohio River, which he did. Washington was given a rank of the colonel and join the British's General Edward Braddock's army. That happened in Virginia 1755. The British had three planned assaults ready. They were at Fort Duquesne, Fort Niagara, and Crown Point. At one of the assaults they were ambushed and Washington escaped an injury with four bullet shots going through his coat and two of his horses were shot under him. He fought with all of his bravery but was not able to turn back after his army was broken up. August 1755 Washington was made commander of all Virginia troops at only the age of 23. He had a patrol protecting four hundred miles of the border of Virginia. He often said it was a very frustrating assignment. His health made him leave the army for a couple of months but when he returned, he start another expedition to capture the fort that he captured the first time, Fort Duquesne. There was a friendly fire incident at the base. It killed fourteen people and wounded twenty-six of Washington's men. Even though that happened they still were able to take control of the fort and the Ohio valley. Washington retired December 1758, a couple of months later he married Martha Dandridge Custis. She was a widow and was only a few months older than him. Both of them combined had around twenty-four thousand acres of land. The Washington family was one of the wealthiest families in the state. The marriage also brought two children John and Martha. George devoted himself to developing his farm and wants to be watching his slaves rotate the crops. He also managed the livestock and keeping up the scientific advances. Later in 1776, George re-admitted himself to the militia. The darkest time for Washington and the continental army was during the winter of