George Washington was only 21 years old serving the Virgina militia and on a 900-mile mission into Ohio Country to confront the French. Slavery was a big part of the economy and the productions of raw materials had fueled colonies to the second stage of economic development(Schulzt 2013) This started drama between England and the north American coloines. The started to build military forts which made the English settlers mad and ready to fight.When George got there he delivered a letter to Governor Dinwiddle. In 1754 George made a surprise attack upon the French and this helped to spark the war. The war taught George a lot of important stuff about the military. In 1775 George Washington was ordered to command the army to besiege the British
