THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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George Washington
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Benedict Arnold
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Steven Segal
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Horatio Gates
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Washington (1732-99) was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797. The son of a prosperous planter, Washington was raised in colonial Virginia.
Detailed explanation-2: -June 15, 1775-George Washington was unanimously selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Detailed explanation-3: -After learning of the attack at Jumonville Glen, Claude-Pierre Pecaudy de Contrecoeur, the veteran French commander at Fort Duquesne, ordered Captain Louis Coulon de Villiers, Ensign Jumonville’s brother, to assail Washington and his force near Great Meadows.
Detailed explanation-4: -Washington, a prominent Virginia planter and veteran of the French and Indian War, had been appointed commander in chief by the Continental Congress two weeks before.
Detailed explanation-5: -On June 19, 1775, the Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.