George Washington on February 22, 1732, in Virginia (Twohig, 42). He was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. George was one of six children. He had 3 brothers and 2 sisters (Chase, 92).

George’s education included the study of math, surveying, the classics, and learning the “rules of civility” (42). He was a self-disciplined man when it came to learning. He wanted to learn and so he studied hard.

George Washington was married to Martha Dandridge Custis on January 6, 1759, at the age of 27. Martha was a wealthy widow with two children (Chase, 95).

After their marriage, they moved to Mt. Vernon. George soon bought land surrounding Mt. Vernon to farm. He was a good business man, and he kept his own bo

3) Cabinet Scandal in 1795. One of the members, Edmund Randolph, was a traitor (106).

oks. His favorite things to do included fox hunting which he did mainly around the Mt. Vernon estate. He would invite many friends to join him in this sport. He and Martha also enjoyed entertaining their friends with dinner and as evening of card playing. Often they attended dances and the horse races (96).

Washington was such a good leader that people began to take it for granted that he would be chosen as the first President of the United States. However, he had doubts about accepting the position, and he wrote:

2)The Jay Treaty was also signed during this period of time. This helped to regulate the trade between America and Britain (106).

Washington began his second term as president at the age of 61. this time the inauguration was held in Philadelphia on March 4, 1793 (105). This administration dealt with the following:

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