George Washington   “Father of his country”   1732-1799   Wealthy Virginia planter   Commander-in-Chief of Continental Army in American Revolution   First President of United States   Born and raised in Virginia parents of English descent   Trained as a surveyor surveyed Shenandoah Valley   1754 commissioned as Colonel in Virginia Militia fought in French-Indian War   Elected delegate to First Continental Congress 1774 and second Congress in 1775   Persuaded to join revolution 1776 after reading Thomas Paine’s Common Sense   Appointed Commander-in-Chief 1775 finally defeated British 1781 Treaty of Paris 1782 recognized United States   Resigned from Army 1783   Presided over 1787 Constitutional Convention   Served as President 1789-1797   Vice-President John Adams

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