The Life of George Washington

Life in the 1700s was very different from what it is like now. Families normally ran plantations, using black slaves to do most of the work. There were continuous battles being fought. This was also the first century that had a president. George Washington survived this century known as being a courageous leader in battles and being a very good president.
Augustine Washington and Mary Ball got married in 1731, and on February 22, 1732 their first son George was born. George was born on his father's plantation at Pope
Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the eldest of six children. By 1738 their family had moved twice. When George was eleven Augustine passed away, and he left Mary just enough money to raise their children. …