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| one who measures land and draws maps. George Washington worked as a ___________ when he was 16 and helped survey some frontier land. |
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| On a trip to the British West Indies, George became sick with ____________. |
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| The ____________________ was a war between England and America. |
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| The French and Indian War was won by _____________. |
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| The English soldiers had plenty of guns, food and supplies. They wore red coats so they were called ___________________. |
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| The colonists were _____________ who were not trained. Some died of smallpox, but General Washington did not have to worry about this during the war because he had had this disease when he was younger. |
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| The Declaration of Independence was signed on __________________. |
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| The _____________ sent ships to help fight the war. |
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| The _______________ was the first written plan of government. |
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| A group of representatives from each state came to Philadelphia to help write the ________________. |
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| ___________________ was chosen to be the president of the Constitutional Convention. |
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| He was also the first __________________...which is the government's highest job in the country. He served 8 years. |
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| president of the United States |
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| Washington's birthday is _____________. |
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| He married Martha Custis and lived at ___________________. |
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| President George Washington was said to have been "first" in ______________________________. |
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| was...peace...and first in the hearts of his countrymen |
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