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| He was 22 years old and became the leader of | the Virginia army |
| commander in chief | leader of all the American soldiers |
| Washington's army was in Trenton, NJ | Surprised the British army on Christmas |
| 1775 | American Revolution began |
| Army did not have enough food, clothes or guns | Many soldiers became sick during the cold winter |
| Martha Washington | helped the soldiers by caring for the sick and sewing their clothes |
| In 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia | British army surrendered to Washington |
| Constitutional Convention | American leaders met in Philadelphia to write new laws |
| Our first president | George Washington |
| Benjamin Banneker | a freed slave who helped plan the new capital city of Washington, D.C. |
