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TỔNG THỐNG MỸ George Washington, the Father of Our Country George Washington, the Father of Our Country Born: February 22, 1732 Died: December 14, 1799The first president of the United States, George Washington, is often referred to as the Father of Our Country He was known for his love of the land and farming, and his dislike of war He was a distinguished general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution He married a widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, and they lived at Mount Vernon, Washington's plantation in Virginia on the Potomac River • George Washington the Soldier At 16, Washington helped survey and plot the lands of Lord Fairfax, who owned more than million acres in northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley After surveying for a few years, he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in 1754 and fought in the French and Indian War In 1755, he was serving as an aide to British General Edward Braddock at a fateful battle in Pennsylvania on July That day the British made an attempt to capture Fort Duquesne • George Washington had been sick during most of the month of June but he insisted on joining the battle The British suffered a terrible defeat that day Out of 1,459 soldiers, almost 1,000 were killed or wounded The French and their Indian allies routed the British who were not accustomed to the guerrilla warfare style of combat General Braddock was killed, and Washington had to help lead the Virginians and British in retreat to safety Do you think this experience was frightening to the young cavalry officer? • George Washington the Husband Martha had been married to Daniel Parke Custis, a wealthy planter in Virginia, and they had two children together before Daniel died John ("Jacky") was six and Martha ("Patsy") was four when George and Martha married Washington was very fond of his stepchildren and treated them as his own George and Martha had a happy marriage For eight years, while he was at war, Mrs Washington joined her husband at his headquarters every winter She did everything she could to help encourage the soldiers and she was determined to keep a positive outlook What other characteristics you think were important for the wife of the president to have?