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John Washington, had emigrated to Virginia in
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, Georege Washington was born
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his earlier bout with smallpox
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Georgian calender was implemented in the British Empire
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George Washington received his deceased half-brother's post
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the French themselves began expanding their military control
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french and idian war started
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Dinwiddie had promised land bounties to the soldiers and officers
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washington was captured
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braddock disaster
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Washington had doubled the size of Mount Vernon to 6,500 acres
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to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution
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franch and indian war ended
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washington retired
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Washington married the wealthy widow
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during the ongoing siege of Boston. Realizing his army's desperate shortage of gunpowder
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Washington moved his army to New York City.[73]
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was defeated and almost captured later that year
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They obtained a barely adequate supply (about 2.5 million pounds)
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William Howe launched a massive naval and land campaign designed to seize New York
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Washington staged a comeback with a surprise attack
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Revolutionary forces captured two major British armies at Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781
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Washington had rebuilt his strength and his confidence
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John Burgoyne sent a major invasion army south from Quebec
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General John Sullivan carried out a scorched earth campaign
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Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention
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started in office
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despite intense opposition from the Jeffersonians
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ended in office
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He retired from the presidency
