GEORGE WASHINGTON. (1732-1799)
He was the first President of the United States. He became President in 1789, eight years after the American War of Independence.
George was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves. George didn´t have much education. During his life he had three jobs: he was a farmer, a soldier and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre.
In 1759 he married a widow called Marthe Custis. They were happy together but didn´t have any children.
He was Commander-in-Chief of the army and fought the British in the War of Independence. The war eneded in 1781 and he returned to the farm, but the people wanted him to be president.
Finally, in 1789, he became the first President of the United States, and gave his name to the new capital city. He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it.
By 1797 he was tired of politics and decided to go back to his farm where he died two years later.
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