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The Washington Family

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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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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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Which one of the following forts was NOT built between the location of George Washington's headquarters at Fort Loudoun and Cumberland, Maryland?
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Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the French & Indian War?
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George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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George Washington's military and diplomatic blunders largely led to the beginning of this conflict.
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Which member of the Washington family was the first to move to what is now Jefferson County?
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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Which Virginia governor granted George Washington most of the Western Virginia bounty lands he acquired because of his French & Indian War service?
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During the French & Indian War, in which battle did George Washington first participate?
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