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Mt. Vernon - Slave Quarters
Spartans hit the capital!
June 13th 2005 Today was another successful one as our 2011 US History Trip begins to wind down. We began the day at Mount Vernon which was George Washington’s home. The grounds are immaculate and the buildings have been restored or rebuilt to represent how they looked when he died in 1799. We were told that about 40% of the art, artifacts, and furniture were original pieces! We even got to use the original ba
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more 
