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George Washington

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"Landsdowne" portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1796.

Date created
1796
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  • North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform. (Page 8.7)
  • North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform. (Page 8.7)

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portrait of George Washington

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This portrait of George Washington, which hangs in the White House, was saved by Dolley Madison when the British burned the capital during the War of 1812.