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The Washington Family

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Which of the following Jefferson County houses was NOT owned by a relative of George Washington?
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What West Virginia town was established by George Washington's brother?
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As a colonel in the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War, what was George Washington's principal plan for protecting settlers on the western Virginia frontier?
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George Washington acquired his first land at which of these places?
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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Who accompanied George Washington on his disastrous mission to warn the French at the beginning of the French & Indian War and later served as a guide for Gen. Braddock in his disastrous campaign early in the war?
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George Washington's military and diplomatic blunders largely led to the beginning of this conflict.
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Which home did Samuel Washington begin building in present Jefferson County in the late 1700s?
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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A pioneering prototype of this mode of transportation was made in Wheeling in 1816 and named for George Washington.
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