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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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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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By the time of his death in 1799, George Washington owned more land along these two rivers than anywhere else in the world.
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Who hired a teenage George Washington to survey much of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle?
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In which Jefferson County house did Lewis Washington live?
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Whose death led to George Washington being named lieutenant colonel of Virginia's forces during the French & Indian War?
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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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What inventor did George Washington work with to improve navigation on the Potomac River?
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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