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George Washington was born
George Washington was the first of 6 siblings. He had 3 brothers (Samuel, John, and Charles) and 2 sisters (Elizabeth and Mildred).
He was born at his father's plantation along the Potomac River in Virginia. -
George Washington went to school
George Washington went to Fredericksburg school. His best subject was arithmetic.
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George Washington met the Fairfaxes
He met the Fairfaxes through his half-brother, Lawrence, who married Anne Fairfax, Colonel Fairfax's daughter -
George Washington's father, Augustine Washington, dies
When George Washington was 11 years old, Augustine Washington died, leaving his wife, Mary Ball Washington widowed. He gave George Washington Ferry Farm and Lawrence Washington Mount Vernon. His death prevented George Washington from continuing his education at England because he had to manage his father's land. -
George Washington taught himself geometry
As a result of his father's death, George Washington never got the chance to have a higher education, so he taught himself geometry from reading books.
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George Washington became an assistant surveyor
George Washington became a surveyor assistant when he was 15.
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George Washington wrote out "The Rules of Civility"
George Washington wrote out 110 rules for people to follow. Later, it was published as a book. George Washington probably hoped that it would improve other's, namely, Lord Fairfax's, impression of him, enabling him to move up the social ladder.
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George Washington went to assist in surveying Lord Fairfax's land
Recommended by Colonel Fairfax, father of Lawrence's wife, George Washington went to survey five million acres of land for Lord Fairfax with several other surveyors. During this time, he learned how to behave around upper class men.
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George Washington became the Official Surveyor of Virginia's Culpeper Country
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George Washington won a "collar and elbow" wrestling tournament
George Washington was very tall for his time and was very good at sports.
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Lawrence Washington died
Lawrence Washington died of tuberculosis in Mount Vernon after visiting the island of Barbados in hopes of curing his disease. During this time, George Washington got smallpox and survived, thus immunizing him to one of the greatest killers in the American Revolutionary War. Lawrence left George Washington Mount Vernon.
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George Washington joined the army
Since Lawrence Washington's death left a sense of emptiness in George Washington, George Washington decided to take his half brother's position in the army, which was adjutant (officer's assistant) for the Virginia Southern Section.
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