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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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What was the FINAL Letter George Washington Wrote?
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How Did George Washington Die?
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The TRUTH About The Cherry Tree Myth

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We've all heard the story about George Washington and the cherry tree, which contains the infamous line "I cannot tell a lie". Is there any truth to this story, or is it a myth?

Learn more about the cherry tree myth: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia…

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4:32
How did George Washington get along with Native Americans? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
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2:04
How did George Washington acquire Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
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2:18
What advice would George Washington give to current leaders? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
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2:41
What inspired George Washington to lead the United States?
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2:03
How did George and Martha Washington meet? #AskMountVernon
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1:02
Was George Washington bald? #AskMountVernon
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1:06
Who was George Washington's Vice President? And what did he think about him? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
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2:16
Did George and Martha Washington ever fight? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
9
1:08
Did George Washington BUY or INHERIT Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
10
1:42
Who carried George Washington's casket? Freemasons? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
11
1:58
How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon
#AskMountVernon
12
9:38
How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
#AskMountVernon
13
1:13
Did George Washington Build His Mansion?
#AskMountVernon
14
1:31
Did George Washington Have a Christmas Tree?
#AskMountVernon
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1:35
How Long Did It Take to Restore the Mansion?
#AskMountVernon
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2:59
Would You Survive the French and Indian War?
#AskMountVernon
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3:18
How Did George Washington Make Money?
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1:19
What Was George Washington's Favorite Book?
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2:06
What Disease Did George Washington Die From?
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2:53
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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1:02
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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1:51
Did George Washington Have A Gun?
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Did George Washington Ever Kill Someone?
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1:08
Did George Washington Have Any Brothers and Sisters?
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1:33
How Tall Was George Washington?
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1:26
Did George Washington Have a Dog?
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1:07
What Is George Washington's Middle Name?
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1:16
How Many Pets Did George Washington Have?
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0:55
Did Martha Washington Have Children With George Washington?
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2:00
Did George Washington Have A Bathroom?
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1:24
What Was George Washington's Favorite Color?
#AskMountVernon
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1:21
How Old is George Washington's House?
#AskMountVernon
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2:10
Where Did Martha Washington Sleep as a Widow?
#AskMountVernon
1:12
The TRUTH About The Cherry Tree Myth
#AskMountVernon
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4:56
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
#AskMountVernon
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1:33
How Did Washington Feel About the Sons of Liberty?
#AskMountVernon
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2:00
What is the Oldest Tree on George Washington's Estate?
#AskMountVernon
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4:24
What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
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0:58
How Old Was George Washington When He Died?
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1:19
Did George Washington Cook Pigs in His Smokehouse?
#AskMountVernon
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3:01
Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
#AskMountVernon
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2:10
Why Didn't George Washington Become King of the USA?
#AskMountVernon
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2:28
Did George Washington Have Good Handwriting?
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2:09
What Did Washington Think of King George III?
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1:18
Was George Washington's Family Rich?
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1:18
How Did George Washington Vote on Independence?
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1:38
When is George Washington's Birthday?
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1:09
Did George Washington Have Any Friends?
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What was the FINAL Letter George Washington Wrote?
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How Did George Washington Die?
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