George Washington

George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman and Founding Father who served as the … president of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797.

He … Patriot forces to victory in the nation’s War for Independence.

He was … until the age of 16.

In 1750 his father and niece both … .

At the age of 16 he left home to … the boundaries of the English colony of Virginia.

George Washington inherited his family’s … .

George Washington was a … owner.

The French began … British territory in 1753.

Washington … to defend the Crown’s claims.

George Washington … against the French.

He led several military … .

After the British won the war, he … an officer’s Commission in the British army.

Washington left the … .

He married a wealthy … .

Washington … to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

In 1775 George Washington was elected to the … Continental Congress.

Washington was … the man on horseback who rode back to the second Continental Congress ready to take charge of the Patriot Army.

In 1776 Washington’s army its first victory … the British in Boston.

Within months Washington … to flee New York City.

He lost battle after battle but he never lost the … .

Washington was a … leader.

Washington … the British in Trenton.

Washington won the last major … of the Revolutionary War in October 1781 with the surrender of the British fleet.

In 1989 Washington … in as the first President of the USA.