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George Washington was the first president of the United States. He became president on April 30, 1789. On July 3,1775 George became the leader of his troops and got into a war that lasted 6 long years. His strategy was to fight and start to retreat then come back and fight quickly after without anyone knowing when it would happen. In 1781 Washington forced Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown with the help of the French. Washington died after only 3 years of retirement. His death was caused by a throat infection on December 14,1799.