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In which state does the story take place?
virginia
What kinds of stories did George Washington's mother tell him at night by the fire?
Bible stories
What is a surveyor?
Someone who studies and measures the land to make boundaries and maps
Who came from Canada and built fortresses in Virgina?
French soldiers
Who owned the land in Virginia and had driven out the Indians? Men from which country came and to settle the land and drove the indians out?
men from England
When he was little, what two gentleman came to live with the Washington family from england?
George's big brothers from school in england
Why did George Washington want to be a surveyor?
He loved to be outdoors and loved to study math (which you need for taking measurements)
Why did the French soldiers come into the land of Virginia?
To drive out the English settlers so as to take over the land
On the farm upon which George W. was born, what crops did they grow on the old indian hunting ground?
Tobacco and grain
How old was george when his dad died?
11 years old
While surveying the land deep in the virginia woods, who did Washington meet?
A tribe of indians doing a war dance
Why did the governor of virginia send washington to the french soldiers?
To request that they leave virginia and the people there in peace
What did they call the big farm where they grew tobacco?
A plantation
Why couldn’t george washington go to school in England like his brothers?
His father had died and they didn’t have enough money to send him
What did the Indians have dangling on their belts?
Scalps
Who did George w befriend who led him to the french fortress?
Halfking, the indian chieftain
Who worked the farms for the wealthy landowners?
Slaves
What did he study to become in order to support himself?
A surveyor
AFter being a surveyor, what did George Washington's brother teach him to be?
A soldier
What is the name of the plantation where George lived with his brother Lawrence?
Mt. Vernon