1. Answers may vary but could include: He couldn’t tell a lie. He could throw a coin across the Potomac. He was offered an American crown but turned it down because he was humble.
2. He was born in Virginia in 1732.
3. He was the son of a wealthy plantation owner.
4. He enjoyed studying math and became passionate about the natural environment of Virginia.
5. He was apprenticed to a surveyor.
6. He was ordered to deliver a message that the French ignored. Eventually, he was ordered to attack the French at Fort Duquesne.
7. He gained experience in battle and he gained a reputation as a great military leader.