George Washington's political evolution
George Washington's political evolution comprised the transformation of a young man from a moderately wealthy family in the British colony of Virginia motivated largely by self-interest into the first president of the United States and the father of his country. Washington was ambitious for the status and influence with which he had been surrounded in a youth spent around his half-brother Lawrence and the influential Fairfax family Lawrence married into. After working as a surveyor, a position he gained with the patronage of the Fairfaxes, Washington sought to emulate his brother's military career with a commission in the Virginia militia, despite his lack of military experience. With the patronage of more influential people, he was appointed major in 1752. The following year, he was appoi
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George Washington's political evolution
George Washington's political evolution comprised the transformation of a young man from a moderately wealthy family in the British colony of Virginia motivated largely by self-interest into the first president of the United States and the father of his country. Washington was ambitious for the status and influence with which he had been surrounded in a youth spent around his half-brother Lawrence and the influential Fairfax family Lawrence married into. After working as a surveyor, a position he gained with the patronage of the Fairfaxes, Washington sought to emulate his brother's military career with a commission in the Virginia militia, despite his lack of military experience. With the patronage of more influential people, he was appointed major in 1752. The following year, he was appoi
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George Washington
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Colonel, Virginia Regiment
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Commander-in-Chief, Continental Army
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Delegate, First Continental Congress
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Delegate, Second Continental Congress
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Major, Virginia Militia
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Member, Virginia House of Burgesses
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President, Constitutional Convention
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December 1758
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December 1783
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February 1754
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June 1775
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March 1797
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October 1774
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September 1787
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April 1789
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February 1754
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July 1758
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June 1775
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May 1775
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May 1787
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November 1752
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September 1774
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