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out fromunder himand had bullet holes in his hat and coat. His heroismand leadership gained acclaim throughout the colonies and Europe. He turned their disrespect for him intomotivation for him- self and his men, which resulted in respect frompeople all over the world. Talk about using his underdog advantages! It gets better, way better. Washington used the land he bought (plus his marriage to a wealthy widow) to become a successful planter. He was elected as a burgess, mean- ing he was a part of the representatives of the Colonies underneath the King of England. Here again, he was always looked down upon because he wasn’t British born. And of course, England totally disrespected America by taxing themwith no representation, and ignoring all the demands of the colonies. I won’t go over Paul Revere’s ride, and the Declaration of Independence, and the start of the war, and all that. You probably know that, because that’s the cool stuff taught in most classrooms. What I want to focus on here are two events that defined George Washington and showed how much of an underdog he was—and how he used it to win.
Thewar starts. The Americans kick the British out of Boston in the Boston Tea Party, and now the British are pissed. The
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