George Washington

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thirteen states in the Confederation. After Hanson, there were more
before Washington. There was Elias Boudinot, Thomas Mifflin, Richard Henery
and Cyrus Griffin.
At the age of 17, Washington began traveling across rivers,
mountains and Indian trails to remote parts of Virginia. He learned to
survive in the wilderness. When Washington was 20, his brother Lawrence
died and Washington became the owner of Mount Vernon. At the age of 21, he
fought heroically in the French and Indian War which raged in Canada. He
began his military career in late 1752 as an adjutant for the Virginia
Military. After that he became a British officer in the French Indian War.
In 1775, he was almost killed while serving as an aide to General Edward
Braddock. Three years later, Washington was elected to the Virginia House
of Burgeses. He then served as Justice of the Peace for Fairfay County. He
resigned from the military with the rank of Colonel.
As a young man, Washington was a romantic. He fell in love ...

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