George Washington (1732-99) was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797. The son of a prosperous planter, Washington was raised in colonial Virginia.
One reason why the U.S govt forced the cherokee to give up there land was because the U.S wanted to move west towards califonia because there was gold there during the ''gold rush''.to answer the second question yes the process did kid of help because it created the suburbs for the settlers that moved west over time.
