As a young man, he trained to be a 4.
mapping the course of the 5
only 20, inherited the huge 7
in 1759. washington married 9.
who also owned a large plantation. the
and worked in the wilderness
_ and the 6
lawrence died in 1752, and george, stil
plantation
virginia, which contained five separate farms and covered over 5
acres
a widow
large plantation. the marriage made washington one of the largest landowners in
ginia, and therefore one of the most important men in the colony.
was a member of the virginia assembly, and later attended the first and second
10.
virginia's representatives. he was very critical of the london government and was convinced tha
the colonists were being subjected to 12
he was seen as a 13.
and agreed with benjamin franklin,
and
that the colonies should break awa
band
d
blie