George Washington (1732-1799) President of the USA

Figures in History: George Washington (1732-1799) George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, into a family of prosperous farmers. He began his career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 and was quickly appointed surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, his first public office. Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple History: The American Revolution: http://www.amazon.com/Simple-History-Revolution-Daniel-Turner/dp/1530090431/ Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ http://www.simplehistory.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simple_guides Credit: Narrator: Alex Jenks https://www.youtube.com/ingeniousclownGaming Direction, script, animation: Daniel Turner Music: Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Artwork: Daniel turner Pictures: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)