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Official Surveyor for Culpeper County, Virginia
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Washington goes to Barbados
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Major Washington carried British ultimatium to the French in the Ohio River Valley
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Colonel Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in the French and Indian War
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Colonel Washington commanded Virginia's frontier troops.
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Elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
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Colonel Washington commanded Virginia's frontier troops.ended
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Married Mrs. Martha Dandridge Custis
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Colonel Washington was with General Edward Braddock when ambushed by the French and Indians.
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Elected delegate to the First Continental Congress
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Elected delegate to the Second Continental Congress
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The Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress.
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Victory at Yorktown
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Elected President of the Constitutional Convention
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North Carolina becomes a state.
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Elected first President of the United States - the United States flag had 13 stars
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The French Revolution ended absolute monarchy in France.
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Washington signed the first act of Congress concerning the administration of oaths.
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The first national census took place - 3,929,214 people were counted over a period of nine months.
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Rhode Island becomes a state.
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Washington approved plans for the U.S. Capitol.
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The Cabinet held its first recorded meeting. Congress chartered the Bank of the United States. Congress established the District of Columbia. Vermont becomes a state.
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The Bill of Rights became law. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States guarantee basic liberties to Americans.
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Congress established a national mint.
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Died at Mount Vernon at the age of 67