What are facts about geaorge Washington?

Answer 1

1. As a young man, George was an officer in the French and Indian War.

2. George was very tall for the time (6' 1") and built like a weight lifter.

3. George bought Mount Vernon plantation and became a tobacco (and others) farmer.

4. George married into money when he wed Martha Custis.

5. George often admonished others to quit using slave, yet he used slaves himself until his death.

6. George pushed hard for a United States University. The first Americans were mostly very uneducated.

7. For years, George rode a big, powerful white horse.

8. George almost never spoke in meetings and other get-togethers, preferring to listen and watch.