I agree! Fuck his life.

Maybe the student was being sarcastic, but I doubt it since OP decided to make an FML about it.

Well, I doubt that anyone could be that stupid, especially since they are in advanced history. OP, I hate to say, was probably making this up, or at least OP knew he was sarcastic and posted it anyway.

I feel like this kid goes to my school.

Or maybe he was being sarcastic and op is the dumb one?

While sad, it's not uncommon. I once heard someone seriously ask if they succeeded in killing Hitler in the end when watching Operation Valkyrie in a theater.

66, that's an option as well. And 75, as much as you're shaking your head at that one, I've met a lot of people who are unaware of how exactly Hitler died. So I think it's at least a little valid to ask that question - but only to find out HOW he died, was he the victim of a secret operation or did he kill himself? For those who don't know and are reading this, it's the latter.

The teacher should give Assassin's Creed 3 as homework.

Well, everything is permitted.

and chopping down cherry trees too.

Really? You knew him?

He might have also confused Washington with Bush.