Mt. Vernon was passed on from Generation to Generation. First ist was given to Lawrence, George Washington's half brother then he gave it to George after he died.
George loved serveying lands and making maps. He did a project with George Fairfax(Will), George's far cousins, for a rich man in England his name was Lord Thomas Fairfax.
Washington was then appointed Major General and elected by Congress to be Commander-in-chief.
Washington when he first started out as Major General and Commander-in-Cheif los a lot of battles but he always would manage to escape. They called him the fox. But he also won more and more battles as time went on and eventually won the war with the help of the french.