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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?

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What inspired George Washington to lead the United States?
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Was George Washington bald? #AskMountVernon
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Who was George Washington's Vice President? And what did he think about him? #AskMountVernon
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Did George and Martha Washington ever fight? #AskMountVernon
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Did George Washington BUY or INHERIT Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
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Who carried George Washington's casket? Freemasons? #AskMountVernon
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How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon
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How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
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Did George Washington Build His Mansion?
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Did George Washington Have a Christmas Tree?
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How Long Did It Take to Restore the Mansion?
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Would You Survive the French and Indian War?
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How Did George Washington Make Money?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Book?
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What Disease Did George Washington Die From?
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How Did Mount Vernon Get Its Name?
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Why Does George Washington's Bathroom Have Three Seats?
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Did George Washington Watch YouTube?
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How Long Did George Washington Ride His Horse?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Plant?
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Did George Washington Use a Bath or Shower?
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Did George Washington Go to School?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Food?
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How Many Horses Did George Washington Have?
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Did George Washington Have Kids?
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How Did George Washington Get So Rich?
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What Kind of Horses Did George Washington Own?
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How Old Was George Washington When He Got Married?
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What Did George Washington Eat?
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What Was George Washington's Bed Made Of?
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Did George Washington Have A Gun?
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Did George Washington Ever Kill Someone?
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Did George Washington Have Any Brothers and Sisters?
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How Tall Was George Washington?
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Did George Washington Have a Dog?
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What Is George Washington's Middle Name?
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Did Martha Washington Have Children With George Washington?
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Did George Washington Have A Bathroom?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Color?
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How Old is George Washington's House?
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Where Did Martha Washington Sleep as a Widow?
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The TRUTH About The Cherry Tree Myth
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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
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How Did Washington Feel About the Sons of Liberty?
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What is the Oldest Tree on George Washington's Estate?
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What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
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How Old Was George Washington When He Died?
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Did George Washington Cook Pigs in His Smokehouse?
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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
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Why Didn't George Washington Become King of the USA?
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Did George Washington Have Good Handwriting?
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What Did Washington Think of King George III?
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Was George Washington's Family Rich?
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How Did George Washington Vote on Independence?
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When is George Washington's Birthday?
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Did George Washington Have Any Friends?
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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?

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After being elected the first president of the United States, why didn't George Washington abolish slavery? President of Mount Vernon Doug Bradburn talks about the circumstances that were born out the creation of the new United States Constitution that made it hard to abolish slavery. #AskMountVernon Learn more about slavery at Mount Vernon: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/
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How did George Washington get along with Native Americans? #AskMountVernon
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How did George Washington acquire Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
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What advice would George Washington give to current leaders? #AskMountVernon
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What inspired George Washington to lead the United States?
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How did George and Martha Washington meet? #AskMountVernon
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Was George Washington bald? #AskMountVernon
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Who was George Washington's Vice President? And what did he think about him? #AskMountVernon
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Did George and Martha Washington ever fight? #AskMountVernon
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Did George Washington BUY or INHERIT Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
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Who carried George Washington's casket? Freemasons? #AskMountVernon
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How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon
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How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
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Did George Washington Build His Mansion?
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Did George Washington Have a Christmas Tree?
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How Long Did It Take to Restore the Mansion?
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Would You Survive the French and Indian War?
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How Did George Washington Make Money?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Book?
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What Disease Did George Washington Die From?
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How Did Mount Vernon Get Its Name?
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Why Does George Washington's Bathroom Have Three Seats?
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Did George Washington Watch YouTube?
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How Long Did George Washington Ride His Horse?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Plant?
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Did George Washington Use a Bath or Shower?
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Did George Washington Go to School?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Food?
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How Many Horses Did George Washington Have?
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Did George Washington Have Kids?
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How Did George Washington Get So Rich?
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What Kind of Horses Did George Washington Own?
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What is George Washington's Favorite Animal?
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How Old Was George Washington When He Got Married?
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What Did George Washington Eat?
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What Was George Washington's Bed Made Of?
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Did George Washington Have A Gun?
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Did George Washington Ever Kill Someone?
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Did George Washington Have Any Brothers and Sisters?
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How Tall Was George Washington?
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Did George Washington Have a Dog?
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What Is George Washington's Middle Name?
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How Many Pets Did George Washington Have?
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Did Martha Washington Have Children With George Washington?
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Did George Washington Have A Bathroom?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Color?
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How Old is George Washington's House?
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Where Did Martha Washington Sleep as a Widow?
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The TRUTH About The Cherry Tree Myth
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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
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How Did Washington Feel About the Sons of Liberty?
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What is the Oldest Tree on George Washington's Estate?
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What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
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How Old Was George Washington When He Died?
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Did George Washington Cook Pigs in His Smokehouse?
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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
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Why Didn't George Washington Become King of the USA?
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Did George Washington Have Good Handwriting?
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What Did Washington Think of King George III?
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Was George Washington's Family Rich?
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How Did George Washington Vote on Independence?
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When is George Washington's Birthday?
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Did George Washington Have Any Friends?
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