George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. His father owned a plantation farm and he inherited it in 1753 when his elder brother died. Washington served in the British army from 1752 to 1758. He resigned from the army in 1758 and married a rich widow named Martha Dandridge and was elected to the Virginian Assembly. In 1774 he represented the Assembly in the Continental Congress. IN June 1775 when the Congress decided to form an army they chose him as …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…army under Lord Cornwallis. A French fleet arrived in the harbour and prevented them from escaping. They had no choice but to surrender. On the 19 October 1781 the Americans accepted the British surrender and the British lost their 13 colonies. Washington gave up commander of the army in 1783. In 1789 the Americans invited him to become the first president of the United States. He governed for 8 years and he then retired to Mount Vernon where he died in 1799.