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Title: George Washington


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George Washington
  • Father of Our Country

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George
Father of Our Country
Washington
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George Washington Facts
  • He was the first president of the United States.
  • He lived at Mount Vernon.
  • He was general over the Continental Army.
  • He once chopped down a cherry tree.
  • John Adams was his vice-president.
  • His wifes name was Martha.
  • He had wooden teeth.
  • He was president at the Constitutional
    Convention.
  • He was a Virginian.
  • He was tall.
  • He liked horses.
  • This is so incredibly boring that I think Im
    going to fall asleep.

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George Washington Facts
  • He was the first president of the United States.
  • He lived at Mount Vernon.
  • He was general over the Continental Army.

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Bill of Rights
  • Free Speech
  • Right to Bear Arms
  • Quartering of Soldiers
  • No Unreasonable Searches

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Bill of Rights
  • Free Speech
  • Right to Bear Arms
  • Quartering of Soldiers
  • No Unreasonable Searches

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  • Why stand we here idle? What is it that
  • gentlemen wish? What would they have?
  • Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to
  • be purchased at the price of chains and
  • slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know
  • not what course others may take but as
  • for me, give me liberty or give me death!
  • -- Patrick Henry
  • Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, 1775

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  • Why stand we here idle? What is it that
  • gentlemen wish? What would they have?
  • Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to
  • be purchased at the price of chains and
  • slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know
  • not what course others may take but as
  • for me, give me liberty or give me death!
  • -- Patrick Henry
  • Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, 1775

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Largest U.S. Cities in 1790
  • Philadelphia 42,444
  • New York 33,131
  • Boston 18,038
  • Charlestown 16,359
  • Baltimore 13,503
  • Salem 7,921

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Civil Rights Movement Images
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