How did washington become a very wealthy man

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Assignment:

Write three to four page paper that explores two readings on the Seven Years' War in North America and in India. You are to read pages 104-135 in the first chapter about George Washington in Anderson and Cayton's book, Dominion of War (NOT the whole chapter!) and a chapter from Linda Colley's book, Captives (2002).

Your paper should answer the following questions:

How did Washington become a very wealthy man?
What was his family's social position?
How important were "connections" in Washington's rise to great wealth and power?
What was his specific model for turning land into immense wealth for himself, and what role were common people to play in making him rich?
How did Washington's attaining enormous wealth depend on being able to take advantage of people like Sarah Shade?
How were making war and making a fortune related activities - what did Washington hope to gain, materially, from victory over the French and their Indian allies?

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