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1749
George Washington is appointed county surveyor of the frontier county of Culpeper. He was seventeen years old. -
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A few months later, Major Washington and 150 soldiers to the Ohio Valley to fight for Virginia’s claim of the land -
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Washington’s men engaged in a combative confrontation with French soldiers. Following this skirmish, Washington and his men retreated to the makeshift Fort Necessity, where Washington was forced to surrender -
1755
During a battle between the French and the British near the Monongahela River, Washington exhibited great courage and leadership. -
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He was later recognized for his conduct in battle with a promotion and was given command of the entire military force of Virginia. -
1775
The newly formed Congress appointed George Washington to be the commander of the Continental Army. Washington would hold this position for the entirety of the American Revolution, totaling eight year -
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Through this action, Washington gave the power back to the people and was declared a hero around the world. -
1787
Although determined to retire from public life after the Revolutionary War, Washington enters the public sphere and is unanimously elected president of what is now known as the Constitutional Convention. -
1789
George Washington is unanimously elected as first President of the United States -
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By leaving office after two terms, Washington set a precedent that has been held to by most of the American presidents who followed him
