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Which one of the following was the primary reason George Washington led an expedition to Point Pleasant in 1770?
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In which West Virginia county are more Washington family descendants buried than in any other place in America?
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3
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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4
Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the French & Indian War?
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5
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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6
In 1861, during the Civil War, in which county was John Augustine Washington, an aide to Robert E. Lee and great-great-grandnephew of George Washington, killed?
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During the French & Indian War, in which battle did George Washington first participate?
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8
George Washington personally selected the site of this manufacturing enterprise.
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9
During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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10
No counties in West Virginia are named for George Washington.
  1. A.
  2. B.

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