After the death of his father in 1757, he inherited almost 18,000 acres
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John Parke Custis (27 November 1754 – 5 November 1781) was a Virginia planter and stepson of George Washington.
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Prominent citizens of the colony, including George Washington, a neighbor and a close friend, visited frequently, and Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the first member of the British nobility to reside in the colonies, lived at Belvoir before he moved to the Shenandoah Valley. Despite the grandeur of their surroundings and the refinement of their furnishings, planters like the Masons, McCartys, Washingtons, and Fairfaxes did not lead indolent lives. Conscious of their civic duty, they were the political, social, economic, and religious leaders of their immediate neighborhood and of the colony at large.
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The American Revolution was predicated by a number of ideas and events that, combined, led to a political and social separation of colonial possessions from the home nation and a coalescing of those former individual colonies into an independent nation.
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This starting happen after General Braddock's death. When he died Washington was said to get his rank. He was rejected and treated like a fool not liking that fact that militia were treated with little respect.(Disrespected by a British officer
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john adams helped out the british army captain when he was sued for murdering people that were innocent. when they actually were guilty because the forced them to shoot at them because they were saying shoot
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george realizes how horrible the king and parliament can be so he decide to be a patriot and so did john adams
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after general Braddock death washington took his spot and was treated with no respect
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Washington was mistreated by a British solider after he took General Braddock's position when he died.
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The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America
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Colonialist were tired of being taxed for everything they did. It was very hard to make a living in the colonies. So eventually the Sons of Liberty formed. They were against the british and wanted to seperate from it.
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There was a lot of controversy between the king, british and the english.
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There was a lot going on in the American Revolution. Tories were getting tarred and feathered by Patriots who opposed the King.
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Colonialist were tired of being taxed for everything they did and bought. thery were taxing everything. It was very hard to live in the colonies if you were being charged taxes on everything.
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So eventually the Sons of Liberty formed. They were against the british and wanted to seperate from it.
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Then around this time the boston tea party happend all thanks to taxes. They were charging to much and people didn't and couldn't pay .
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The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America
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they charged a lot of taxes in the 18th century and they use to put tar and feathers on peoples bodies as a punishment
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The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free of the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. They first rejected the authority of the Parliament to govern them from overseas without representation, and then expelled all royal officials.
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The American Revolution was predicated by a number of ideas and events that, combined, led to a political and social separation of colonial possessions from the home nation and a coalescing of those former individual colonies into an independent nation.
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There was a lot going on in the American Revolution. Tories were getting tarred and feathered by Patriots who opposed the King.
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the american revolution is where the people of the american colonies rebelled against the british army and there was a lot of problems happening in the colonies ever since it started and plenty of things changed if the war did not happen we would still be under british rule
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Battle of the Monongahela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views
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Battle of the Monongahela
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Braddock
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Braddock died of his wounds on July 13, four days after the battle, and was buried on the road near Fort Necessity.
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one of the most disastrous in British colonial history.
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This is what the war was called outside of America. We call it of course, The French & Indian War. But in this battle Washington did not win. In fact, he knows he would've lost so he surrendered! The Indians scalped the people who died. Only 780 out of 2000 lived.
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To this day Braddock's body is concealed behind a fence under a rock. That small piece of land doesn't belong to the states. It belongs to England and that's their property since Braddock was an English General.
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they had to burry him under a road because if they buried braddock in a proper grave sight than the indians would dig the body up and destroy it by ripping the scalp off of the victims head
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She lived to see her son, George Washington inaugurated as president in 1789 but died four months later. She was buried on the Lewis plantation a few steps from "Meditation Rock", which tradition says was her favorite retreat for reading, prayer, and meditation
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She was very naggy. She always was complaining that the Washington family was so very poor. Always saying that the were never having money and always working all day long.
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she wasy always making negitive comments. Also always complaining. She didn't want to let george go to work but when they said he was going to get paid her opinion changed quickly. She was george washington's mother.
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When George was eleven years old, Augustine died, leaving most of his property to George's older half brothers.
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In 1746 Lawrence proposed that George Washington join the British navy.
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Although George was excited at the idea of a military career, his mother refused her consent,
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George William Fairfax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views
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good friend of George Washington
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He came to Virginia as a child, and was a contemporary and companion of George Washington. He inherited Belvoir after the death of his father. Lord Fairfax later moved to the Shenandoah Valley in 1752, fixing his residence at Greenway Court near White Post in Clarke County, at the suggestion of Thomas Bryan Martin.
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views
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Cornwallis didn't want to surrender to Washington. Instead he wanted his second in command to surrender. Washington wanted to be fair and cool abot things that he asked Cornwallis' second in command to surrender to his second in command.
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he was a britsh general under washington . he was the best general .
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Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views
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In the American Revolution, Lafayette served in the Continental Army under George Washington. Wounded during the Battle of Brandywine, he still managed to organize a successful retreat.
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (or Lafayette) (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834)
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was a French aristocrat and military officer born in the province of Auvergne in south central France. Lafayette was a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution.
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This is just a brief description of George Washington. Basically telling his age of his presidency. It also gives facts about him that you may or may not know.
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This is just a brief description of George Washington. Basically telling his age of his presidency. It also gives facts about him that you may or may not know.
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yankee doodle was a name that the british gave the american soilders this name was a name that was supposed to be an insult because back in those times a doodle was a name for a loser and hence the song yankee doodle
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lafayette is a person who is french and served under george washington george saw him as a son inside the army
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francis marion was a guerrilla force leader who was one of the best at what he did and his nickname was the swamp fox
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thomas jefferson also created the swivel chair the chair that people use when they sit down in front of the computer this invention was built in the 1700's he made amazing inventions that many people love and were astounded by
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thomas also created the dumb waitor a device that makes it so you do not have to go all the way down stairs to get food or someone does not have to go up when someone is talking about something personal you place food on woode board then you pull string until it reaches the top it sort of worked like a pulley elevator
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thomas jefferson wrote the whole thing in one day and benjamin franklin fixed all the mistakes that thomas made when he wrote it
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john adams was a lawyer and he was one of the best he also lived in massachussetts and which was most important he was one of the founding fathers of the united states of america and helped create the declaration of independence
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john adams helped out the british army captain when he was sued for murdering people that were innocent. when they actually were guilty because the forced them to shoot at them because they were saying shoot
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george realizes how horrible the king and parliament can be so he decide to be a patriot and so did john adams
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the american revolution is where the people of the american colonies rebelled against the british army and there was a lot of problems happening in the colonies ever since it started and plenty of things changed if the war did not happen we would still be under british rule
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yankee doodle was a name that the british gave the american soilders this name was a name that was supposed to be an insult because back in those times a doodle was a name for a loser and hence the song yankee doodle
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molly pitcher,(well the first one at least) was named mary hays but she was named that because for one everyone with the named mary was usually named molly and second the used to say hey molly, pitcher teller her to get a pitcher of water. after her husband was wounded in battle while loading cannons she started to load the cannons for support
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he was a british officer he was a very evil person and he did not follow the rules of war, everything he did was mean and brutal
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afayette is a person who is french and served under george washington george saw him as a son inside the army
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lafayette wanted to serve the continental army under the command of washington because he thought that he was a great commander
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he was a british officer he was a very evil person and he did not follow the rules of war, everything he did was mean and brutal
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molly pitcher,(well the first one at least) was named mary hays but she was named that because for one everyone with the named mary was usually named molly and second the used to say hey molly, pitcher teller her to get a pitcher of water. after her husband was wounded in battle while loading cannons she started to load the cannons for support
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ben franklin was a person who had many talents and was one of the most greatest speakers of the time. he could almost do anything he even invented electricity. you could even say that he was the hue heffner of his time meaning he got all of the women because they all adored him
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paul revere was a silversmith and he was a member of the sons of liberty and the most famous thing he said was "the british are coming, the british are coming"!
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He was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.He was also known as a great dancer.He was also known for his tallness.
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george washington was one of the greatest leaders that america has ever had. he refused to shake hand he was a great dancer and he was known to be a very tall man standing at six feet four inches