1. George Washington was born February 22, 1732
2. He died December 14, 1799 because he caught ill after riding in the cold for hours.
3. As a child, his family was of a middling rank, or middle class. But he himself procured a large fortune and lived an aristocratic life of fox hunting, going to dances, parties, theater, races, and cockfights.
4. He could have joined the Navy if his mother did not stop him, instead he became a surveyor.
5. He was a major in the Virginia militia.
6. He was involved in the French and Indian War fighting for Britain, and then in the Revolutionary War for colonies.
7. In the French and Indian War he was a major, and in the Revolutionary War he was made Commander-in-Chief.
8. He learned from General Edward Braddock because he served as his aide de camp.
9. He married Martha Custis, a very rich widow. She had two children from her previous marriage, Jack and Patsy.
10. He lost Patsy due to epilepsy, and he lost his son Jack during the Battle of Yorktown. Jack came to watch the victory, but fell ill and did not survive for long.
11. He was called the "greatest character of the age" because he was the only man at the time to attain immense power and still be able to turn it down. He was affected by the allure of power and wanted to life a quiet, peaceful life on his farm at Mount Vernon.
12. Washington stayed for a second term as President because he saw a rift growing in his cabinet, between Hamilton and Jefferson. He wanted to prevent the gap from growing and stop the formation of political parties.
2. He died December 14, 1799 because he caught ill after riding in the cold for hours.
3. As a child, his family was of a middling rank, or middle class. But he himself procured a large fortune and lived an aristocratic life of fox hunting, going to dances, parties, theater, races, and cockfights.
4. He could have joined the Navy if his mother did not stop him, instead he became a surveyor.
5. He was a major in the Virginia militia.
6. He was involved in the French and Indian War fighting for Britain, and then in the Revolutionary War for colonies.
7. In the French and Indian War he was a major, and in the Revolutionary War he was made Commander-in-Chief.
8. He learned from General Edward Braddock because he served as his aide de camp.
9. He married Martha Custis, a very rich widow. She had two children from her previous marriage, Jack and Patsy.
10. He lost Patsy due to epilepsy, and he lost his son Jack during the Battle of Yorktown. Jack came to watch the victory, but fell ill and did not survive for long.
11. He was called the "greatest character of the age" because he was the only man at the time to attain immense power and still be able to turn it down. He was affected by the allure of power and wanted to life a quiet, peaceful life on his farm at Mount Vernon.
12. Washington stayed for a second term as President because he saw a rift growing in his cabinet, between Hamilton and Jefferson. He wanted to prevent the gap from growing and stop the formation of political parties.