Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house ... the French and Indian war which was part of the larger Seven Years’ War that raged across Europe from 1756-1763.

While the Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution, choosing sides and deciding whether to fight in the war was far ... on the sea. Had George Washington been less ambivalent ...

During the Revolutionary War, conditions ... could forge a nation. Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first ...