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that they were not represented at                                                                                            Seeing all this, as well as serving as



            the British Parliament, despite being                                                                                        a military officer in the French and




            loyal to the crown and fighting with                                                                                         Indian War, George Washington



            the British, as well as the huge role                                                                                        was well poised to become the



            that the colonies had in the British                                                                                         leading general of  the continental




            economy, continuously dissatisfied                                                                                           army by the time that the war for



            the settlers. This would eventually                                                                                          independence started.



            boil up to the Boston Tea Party,




            which was something that happened                                                                                            3. Military career



            due to the excessive taxes that




            Britain was imposing on America on                                                                                           George Washington's military career



            tea, something that the Americans,                                                                                           started when he decided to join the




            being British in descent, immensely                                                                                          Virginian state militia as a major.



            enjoyed.                                                                                                                     His brother, Lawrence, died as the
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