Is General George Washington successful at the start of the war?

Yes, he was.

Explanation:

That is how he won the war: because he had good strategies and ideas!

answer; i believe that they became wealthy from gold and salt in their area, and became powerful by controlling trade in west

in an absolute  monarchy, the  monarchrules as an autocrat, with absolutepower  over the state and government — for example, the right to rule by decree, promulgate laws, and impose punishments. the  monarch isnominally sovereign but the electorate, through their legislature, exercise political sovereignty.