George Washington : The Leader
...le of “Founder of Our Country”, but in reality he climbed the ladder very haphazardly, he did all he could to get ahead, even if it meant doing some dishonorable things. You really can’t look at George Washington’s success in later years, without looking at what brought him to it, so a short look into his childhood will definitely suffice. George was born on February 22, 1732 on the Bridges Creek Plantation, which was later called Wakefield Plantation. George lived three years with his family at the Wakefield Plantation, and then they moved to a larger one on the Potomac called “Epsewasson”. The family lived here for a few more years until they moved yet again to River Farm. George lived a very enjoyable life at River Farm. He was tutored at home, like most children whose familie...