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Culpeper County
George Washington is appointed surveyor of Culpeper county at 17 years of age. -
Smallpox
George Washington contracts smallpox as teenager in Barbados and survives. -
Commander
George Washington is given the rank of commander and fought French soldiers at the Ohio Valley, sparking the French and Indian War. He forced to surrender to the French and later resigned. -
Fort Necessity
Washington built Fort Necessity but, had to to surrender it to the French. -
Virginia Army
Washington is appointed commander in chief of the Virginian Army. -
Marriage
George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis and they move to Mount Vernon. -
Continental Army
The new Congress asks George Washington to be the commander in chief of the Continental Army. -
Declaration of Independence
George Washington signs the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures german mercenaries at the Battle of Trenton. -
Valley Forge
George Washington and his 11,000 troops enter a place called Valley Forge. It was a harsh winter and supplies were low and diseases like smallpox were spreading throughout the camp. -
Surrender
The British surrender to Washington and his men, marking the last major battle of the American Revolution. -
President of Convention
George Washington is elected president of the Constitutional Convention. -
First President of America
George Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States of America and addressed as "Mr. President." -
Rebellion
President Washington sends troops to end the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania.
