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Major Lawrence Washington of Mount Vernon
byMuch has been written about George Washington’s lack of formal education and his eager grasp of learning from other men, especially those of status…
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The Mystery of “The Alternative of Williams-burg”
byAccording to the Virginia Gazette between 400 and 500 merchants gathered in Williamsburg in early November 1774 and “voluntarily and generally signed” the Continental…
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A Posture of Defense: Virginia’s Journey from Nonimportation to Armed Resistance
byA month into the historic 1774 meeting of the 1st Continental Congress, delegates John Adams of Massachusetts and Richard Henry Lee of Virginia sparked…
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Why Did George Washington Become a Revolutionary?
byIn 1758, just before returning home from the French and Indian War, George Washington ran for a seat in Virginia’s House of Burgesses. Given…