How did George Washington become a surveyor?
His father had him apprentice with one.
His father arranged an apprenticeship.
His father had him apprentice for 7 years to learn the job. Washington was the second son so he needed to learn a trade since his older brother would inherit all from their parents. A father in this time had legal control over a child until they were 21 and could keep any money they earned.
Was George Washington a surveyor?
Yes, he practiced this trade on the various Fairfax and Washington properties. this does not, however, make him an Engineer, like Colonel John Stevens, generally considered th…e founder of the Corps of Engineers- which was founded under the Colonial arms- so to speak on June l6, l775, so it antedates the revolution. Among other tasks the C.O.E. was responsible for the Panama Canal .
Was George Washington surveyor of culpeper county when he was 17?
Yes, even though he really didn't know what he was doing. That is evident in the mathematical part of his surveys. In today's world George's license would have been taken away… for incompetence.
Where was George Washington a surveyor?
Culeper County Virgina
How old was George Washington when he became a surveyor?
He was 17 in 1749 when he was appointed surveyor of Culpeper County, VA, a very well-paying position.
When did George Washington become a surveyor?
George Washington attended William and Mary College in his nativestate of Virginia in 1751. He became a surveyor at the age of 19.
Why did George Washington become a surveyor?
Because he thought that he would be come famous
What did George Washington become?
He became a president.
Why did George Washington what to become president?
Actually he did not want it, but he felt it was his duty.
How did George Washington become a commander?
At the second continental congress,the colonists voted for him
How did George Washington become Christian?
As an infant, George Washington was baptised as a member of the Anglican Church (Church of England) and attended church services with his family. Washington never got confirm…ed, even when he had the opportunity to do so. Washington served as vestryman to his Anglican Church in Virginia, taking oaths that included staying loyal to the crown. Following the American Revolution, the Church of England broke away from the Colonies, since it required an oath of loyalty to the head of the CoE, the King of England. Washington systematically avoided communion in his church leading his own minister to question whether he was a "real Christian." When he died, he was buried by Episcopal ceremony, and with a Masonic burial rite. In his life Washington rarely if ever referred to Jesus Christ by name or example, leading many to wonder how serious a "Christian" he was.
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How did George Washington become General Washington?
by becoming the general of the Continental army or the American militia in the revolutionary war he asked the leaders of the committee of correspondence to allow him to become… the general of the militia
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When did George Washington become president and how?
they needed a president and George Washington was chosen because he was a great war leader.
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When did George Washington become a teenager?
He turned 13 in 1945 because he was born in 1932.
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Was George Washington employed by the Ohio Company as a surveyor and militia officer?
no
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How being a surveyor make George Washington educational?
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