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George Washington Profile
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Washington and the war
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Early life
• Born in Virginia 1732
• Ancestors all English
• Family were wealthy farmers
• Farm called Mount Vernon
• Grew tobacco – owned slaves
• Inherited family farm at age 20
• Colonial army v.s. British troops (Redcoats)
• Colonists knew countryside well
• But many Colonists only part-time soldiers
• British better equipped army
• But British had to travel long distances
Career as a soldier
• Joined the Colonial army
• Trained by the English
• Became an officer
• Fought wars against Indians and French
• Became Commander of Virginia troops
His worst period in Command
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His growing resentment of England
• Left army and returned to farm
• Elected to Virginia Assembly
• Resented the Stamp Act
• Angry about the Boston Massacre
• Early victories for British
• New York and Philadelphia captured
• Major problems in Colonial army
• Forced to spend winter in Valley Forge
• Many soldiers died – morale very low
• But – one major battle won in Saratoga, New York
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His growing militancy
• Became member of Continental Congress
• Meetings held in Philadelphia
• All 13 colonies sent representatives
• Organised a boycott of British goods
• 1775 – Continental army formed
• Washington made Commander
• 1776 – Declaration of Independence issued
• Result – War
Importance of the French to Washington
• 1778 – French troops, arms and navy arrived
• French leaders admired Washington
• Major defeat for British at Battle of Yorktown
• British forced to surrender
• Peace talks in Paris
Washington’s final years
• New Republic declared in America
• New American Constitution drawn up
• Senate and Congress formed
• Washington elected first president
• Served two terms for eight years
• Died in last days of 1799