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  1. intertwine
    spin, wind, or twist together
    He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansion.
  2. French and Indian War
    a war in North America between France and Britain
    Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War. The next year, as an aide to Gen. Edward Braddock, he escaped injury although four bullets ripped his coat and two horses were shot from under him.
  3. Continental Army
    the American army during the American Revolution
    When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
  4. House of Burgesses
    the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
    From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
  5. risque
    suggestive of sexual impropriety
    He reported to Congress, "we should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which we ought never to be drawn."
  6. James Madison
    4th President of the United States
    "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."
  7. Continental Congress
    the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
    When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
  8. Yorktown
    a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
    Finally in 1781 with the aid of French allies--he forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
  9. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
    On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years.
  10. American Revolution
    the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
    From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
  11. Mount Vernon
    the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
    From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
  12. lieutenant colonel
    a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
    Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War. The next year, as an aide to Gen. Edward Braddock, he escaped injury although four bullets ripped his coat and two horses were shot from under him.
  13. Continental
    of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
    When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
  14. mother country
    the country where you were born
    As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.
  15. planter
    a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
    Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentleman.
  16. exploited
    developed or used to greatest advantage
    But like his fellow planters, Washington felt himself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulations.
  17. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
    "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."
  18. Cornwallis
    commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)
    Finally in 1781 with the aid of French allies--he forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
  19. commander in chief
    the highest officer in charge of the armed forces
    When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
  20. Virginia
    one of the British colonies that formed the United States
    Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentleman.
  21. devoutly
    in a devout and pious manner
    "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."
  22. George Washington
    1st President of the United States
    On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
  23. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
    Ensuing battles saw him fall back slowly, then strike unexpectedly.
  24. moderately
    to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
    As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.
  25. burgess
    a citizen of an English borough
    From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
  26. ensuing
    following immediately and as a result of what went before
    Ensuing battles saw him fall back slowly, then strike unexpectedly.
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