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The Washington Family

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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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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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In which West Virginia county are more Washington family descendants buried than in any other place in America?
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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 member of the Washington family was the first to move to what is now Jefferson County?
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Which home did Samuel Washington begin building in present Jefferson County in the late 1700s?
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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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 what year did George Washington resign as commander of the Virginia Regiment?
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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