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Early Life
He was born into a wealthy farming family -
Early Life
He was born in Virginia -
Early Life
He was a land surveyor before he joined the military -
Military Service
He joined the militia -
Military Service
He fought in the French Indian War as a general -
Political Career
He joined the house of Burgesses -
Legacy
He was very inspirational during the Revolutionary War -
Military Service
He was elected commander in chief for the revolutionary war -
Military Service
He won the battle of Yorktown which won America the war -
Political Career
He signed the constitution -
Political Career
He was elected president -
Political Career
He stepped out of office after 2 terms even though he could have been in office for longer -
Legacy
A lot of people looked up to him and wanted him to become king at the end of his 2 terms -
Views on Slavery
He had slaves, he wasn’t very happy about slavery and thought that it was not right, he wanted to end it but feared that it would divide the country, he freed his slaves when he died. -
Legacy
His Virginia manor is still standing and it is a tourist attraction and everything has been preserved