George Washington: United States History

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George Washington is an important piece of our United States History. George Washington was born in 1732 in the British colony of Virginia, and was our first President of the United States of America. When Washington was President he helped the U.S. out in a lot of ways. Firstly, in the French and Indian War George was selected as the British ambassador to the French frontier establishment. In December 1752, George Washington was made a commander of the Virginia Militia with no military experience. When he saw action of the French and Indian War he was eventually in put in charge of all of Virginia’s militia forces. Also, in June 1775, Congress ordered that George Washington to take command of the Continental Army to surround the British in

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