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Which of the following Jefferson County houses was NOT owned by a relative of George Washington?
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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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  4. D.
3
What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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4
During the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT present at the Battle of the Monongahela?
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  2. B.
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  4. D.
5
George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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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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7
During the French & Indian War, in what year did George Washington resign as commander of the Virginia Regiment?
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8
George Washington personally selected the site of this manufacturing enterprise.
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In 1794, President George Washington organized and led a militia to put down this uprising in New Jersey, Maryland, and parts of Western Virginia.
  1. A.
  2. B.
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  4. D.
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No counties in West Virginia are named for George Washington.
  1. A.
  2. B.

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