Quotations of George Washington [antikvár]

George Washington George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. As a young man, he learned the morals, manners, and knowledge necessary to become a Virginia gentleman. He was particularly interested in the military arts and western expansion. At the age of sixteen, he helped survey Shenandoah lands. At the age of twenty-two, he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel and fought in the first battles of what became the French and Indian War. After his military service and before the American Revolution, Washington served in the Virginia House of Burgesses and managed his lands around Mount Vernon. As with other planters, Washington felt exploited by increasing British restrictions. As these feelings accelerated, Washington found himself speaking out. In 1775, Washington attended the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia where he was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ragged troops. After six years, through the elements of surprise and perseverance, Washington and his troops were victorious.