GEORGE WASHINGTON was born on February 22 1732 in a simple Virginia farmhouse At that time Virginia was an English colony
Young George liked to fish and go boating He watched ships that sailed past on the nearby river But most of all he liked to ride his house
George learned to read and write in school He prac-ticed his handwriting by copying lists of rules such as Keep your fingers clean and Think before you speak But his favorite subject was arithmetic
