Action Presidents #1: George Washington!

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FRED VAN LENTE

RYAN DUNLAVEY

REAL HISTORY! FAKE JOKES!

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Harper Alley is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Action Presidents #1: George Washington!

Copyright Š 2018 by Ryan Dunlavey and Fred Van Lente Color assistant: Alice Ito All rights reserved. Manufactured in China.

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

For information address HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. www.harpercollinschildrens.com Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950229 ISBN 978-0-06-289118-1 (trade bdg.)

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The artist used Adobe Photoshop, a Wacom Cintiq tablet, and insomnia to create the digital illustrations for this book.

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For Dad, who taught me to love (and make fun of) history.

—FVL In memory of Jim Dunlavey, my dad, who dragged me to Mount Vernon too many times to count. It was worth it!

—Ryan

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“YOUNG GEORGE WASHINGTON, DID YOU CUT DOWN MY CHERRY TREE WITH “YOUNG GEORGE YOUR SHINY NEWDID WASHINGTON, HATCHET?" YOU CUT DOWN MY “YOUNGTREE GEORGE CHERRY WITH WASHINGTON, DID YOUR SHINY NEW YOU HATCHET?" CUT DOWN MY CHERRY TREE WITH YOUR SHINY NEW HATCHET?"

“| CANNOT TELL A LIE, FATHER. YES, YES, | DID TAKE MY SHINY HATCHET “|NEW CANNOT TELL AND CUT DOWN YES, A LIE, FATHER. THAT|CHERRY YES, DID TAKE MY “| TREE." CANNOT TELL SHINY NEW HATCHET YES, ANDFATHER. CUT DOWN “AND SO A LIE, YES,THAT | DIDCHERRY TAKE MY THE MORAL OF SHINY NEW HATCHET TREE." THIS STORY IS..."

“AND SO AND CUT DOWN THAT CHERRY THE MORAL OF TREE." THIS STORY “AND IS..."SO THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS..."

UGH! SOOOOOO BORRRRRING… UGH! SOOOOOO BORRRRRING… UGH! SOOOOOO BORRRRRING…

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? MY EARS ARE ASLEEP. DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? MY EARS ARE DIDASLEEP. YOU SAY SOMETHING? MY EARS ARE ASLEEP.

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STOP FILLING KIDS' FILLING HEADS STOP STOPHOOEY!!

FILLING WITH KIDS' HEADS KIDS'HOOEY!!

HEADS WITH WITH HOOEY!!

Mason Lock Weems (175e "Parson" 9-1825), We Ma lln-M so ea ni ck eng Ma Liso "Par sosnLo arn" We Lo em ck e18 (1 "P25 75 ar),so 9n" s (1 WeWe llem -Mea 18ar ni75 25 ng9-Li We ll-Mea ning Liar),

NOAH THE HISTORKEY! NOAH NOAHTHE THE HISTORKEY! " + His HISTORKEY! " t

| WAS PARDONED

BY THE WHITE HOUSE | WAS PARDONED FOR| THANKSGIVING, WAS PARDONED

BY THE WHITE HOUSE BUT ON ONE BY THE WHITE HOUSE FOR CONDITION: THANKSGIVING, FOR THANKSGIVING, T o u BUT ON ONE "H r r ( d + ui"sHke y" BUT ON ONE CONDITION: "+T h ti y CONDITION: (d u"rT) osrt"

WHO ARE WHO YOU?!?

WHO ARE ARE YOU?!?

YOU?!?

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NOAH, YOU MUST USE YOUR NEWFOUND FREEDOM YOUTHE MUST USE TONOAH, SPREAD AWESOME NOAH, YOU MUST USE YOUR NEWFOUND FREEDOM AWESOMENESS OF HISTORY YOUR NEWFOUND FREEDOM TO SPREAD THE AWESOME TO THE THE PEOPLE. TO SPREAD AWESOME AWESOMENESS OF HISTORY AWESOMENESS OF HISTORY TO THE PEOPLE. TO THE BUT IS PEOPLE. THAT REALLY BUT IF IS THERE FREEDOM BUT IS THAT REALLY ARE STRINGS THAT REALLY FREEDOM IF THERE ATTACHED? FREEDOM IF THERE ARE STRINGS ARE STRINGS ATTACHED? SEEMS TO ATTACHED? ME LIKE YOU

OR WE OKAY! COULD HISTORY! OR WE OKAY! ALWAYS IT! OR WE YOU GOT OKAY! COULD HISTORY! GO WITH NOAH'S YOUR COULD HISTORY! ALWAYS YOU GOT IT! PLAN B… BIRD! YOU GOT GOALWAYS WITH NOAH'S YOURIT! GO WITH NOAH'S YOUR PLAN B… BIRD! PLAN B… BIRD!

JUST HAVE ME SEEMS IN ALIKE CAGETO BY SEEMS TO MEANOTHER YOU ME LIKE JUST HAVE—YOU ME NAME JUST HAVEBY ME IN A CAGE INANOTHER A CAGE BY ANOTHER NAME — NAME —

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IS THAT

IS IS THAT THAT …AND THEY …AND …AND THEY THEY PEOPLE HEROTHE TIME? PEOPLE PEOPLE HEROHEROTHE THE TIME? TIME? WANTED YOU GOTTA GO! WANTED WANTED YOU YOU GOTTA GOTTA GO! GO! WORSHIPPED THE WORSHIPPED WORSHIPPEDTHE THE IS THAT TO WANT TO TO…AND TO WANT WANT TO TO USA'S FOUNDING USA'S USA'S FOUNDING FOUNDING THEY PEOPLE HEROTHE TIME? BE JUST BE BE JUST JUST FATHERS RIGHT FATHERS FATHERS RIGHT RIGHT WANTED YOU GOTTA GO! WORSHIPPED THE LIKE HIM. LIKE LIKE HIM. HIM. AFTER THE AFTER AFTER THE THE TO WANT TO USA'S FOUNDING REVOLUTION… REVOLUTION… REVOLUTION… BE JUST FATHERS RIGHT LIKE HIM. AND AFTER THE AND AND …SO OLD…SO …SO OLDOLDYOU REVOLUTION… YOU YOU TIMEY WRITERS TIMEY TIMEY WRITERS WRITERS DON'T? DON'T? DON'T? AND LIKE PARSON, LIKE LIKE PARSON, PARSON, …SO OLDYOU HERE, WANTED HERE, HERE, WANTED WANTED TIMEY WRITERS DON'T? GEORGE TO SEEM GEORGE GEORGE TO TO SEEM SEEM LIKE PARSON, PERFECT FROM PERFECT PERFECT FROM FROM HERE, WANTED BIRTH… BIRTH… BIRTH… GEORGE TO SEEM PERFECT FROM BIRTH… BUT DO BUT BUT ||| DO DO WHAT? CARE ABOUT WHAT? WHAT? CARE CARE ABOUT ABOUT NO, |'M NOT THE AWESOME NO, NO, |'M |'M NOT NOT THE THE AWESOME AWESOME BUT | DO YOUR PARENTS. AWESOMENESS YOUR YOUR PARENTS. PARENTS. AWESOMENESS AWESOMENESS WHAT? CARE ABOUT | DON'T CARE OF HISTORY. || DON'T DON'T CARE OF OF HISTORY. HISTORY. NO, |'MCARE NOT THE AWESOME WHAT YOU DO. WHAT WHAT YOU YOU DO. DO. TOO OFTEN TOO TOO OFTEN OFTEN YOUR PARENTS. AWESOMENESS PEOPLE TALK PEOPLE PEOPLE TALK TALK | DON'T CARE OF HISTORY. ABOUT THE PAST ABOUT ABOUT THE THE PAST PAST WHAT YOU DO. TOO OFTEN LIKE IT'S A MOVIE LIKE LIKE IT'S IT'S A A MOVIE MOVIE PEOPLE TALK YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU YOU ALREADY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE KNOW PAST THE ENDING TO OR THE THE ENDING ENDING TO ——— OR OR LIKE IT'S ATO MOVIE A FABLE THAT'S AA FABLE FABLE THAT'S THAT'S YOU ALREADY KNOW SUPPOSED TO HAVE SUPPOSED SUPPOSED TOTO HAVE HAVE THE ENDING — OR KIND OF SOME SOME KIND KIND OF OF ASOME FABLE THAT'S A MORAL AT A A MORAL MORAL AT AT SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE END. THE THE END. END.OF SOME KIND A MORAL AT THE END.

PEOPLE CAN PEOPLE PEOPLE CAN CAN TELL ALL TELL TELL ALL ALL THE TALL THE THE TALL TALL PEOPLE CAN TALES THEY TALES TALES THEY TELLTHEY ALL WANT — WANT WANT — — THE TALL TALES THEY WANT —

SO SIT BACK SO SO SIT SIT BACK BACK AND PREPARE TO AND AND PREPARE PREPARE TO TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY BE BE BLOWN BLOWN AWAY AWAY BY BY SO SIT BACK THE INCREDIBLE THE THE INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE AND PREPARE TO TRUE STORY OF… TRUE TRUE STORY STORY OF… OF… BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF…

BUT ——— BUT BUT NOTHING NOTHING NOTHINGISISIS MORE AMAZING MORE MORE AMAZING —AMAZING BUT THAN THE THAN THAN THE THE NOTHING IS TRUTH! TRUTH! TRUTH! MORE AMAZING THAN THE TRUTH!

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HeHeowned ownedfarms farmsaround aroundthe thenorthern northern part of Virginia, the first and oldest HeHe owned farms around the northern part of Virginia, the first and oldest owned farms around the northern British colony in North America. part of Virginia, first and oldest colony inthe North America.

HeBritish owned farms the around the northern part of Virginia, first and oldest British colony in North America. part British of Virginia, oldest colonythe in first North and America.

British colony in North America.

WHAT’S WHAT’S THAT, WHAT’S THAT, WHAT’S SONNY? THAT, SONNY? THAT, WHAT’S SPEAK SONNY? SONNY? THAT, SPEAK SONNY? UP! SPEAK SPEAK UP!

Okay, Okay,sosofor forstarters, starters,George's George's dad, Augustine, didn't grow Okay, soso for starters, George's dad, Augustine, didn'treally really grow Okay, for starters, George's cherries but tobacco. dad, Augustine, didn't really grow cherries but tobacco.

Okay, so for starters, George's dad, Augustine, didn't really grow cherries but tobacco. dad, Augustine, really grow cherries didn't but tobacco. cherries but tobacco.

SPEAK UP! UP! UP!

Also, Also,most mostofofthe thechopping choppingaround aroundthere therewould would have been done bythe African Americans.

Also, most ofof the chopping around there would have been done byenslaved enslaved African Americans.

Also, most chopping around there would have been done byby enslaved African Americans.

Also, most of the chopping around there would have been done enslaved African Americans. have been done by enslaved African Americans.

Factors Factorsbrought broughtthe the tobacco back totoEurope, Factors brought the tobacco back Europe, Factors brought the and they in turn sold tobacco toto Europe, and theyback inback turn sold Factors brought the tobacco Europe, to Augustine goods and they in turn sold to Augustine tobacco back to Europe, and they in goods turn sold manufactured ingoods to Augustine goods manufactured inEurope Europe and they in turn sold to Augustine that couldn't easily manufactured in Europe that couldn'tbebe easily tomanufactured Augustine goods in Europe found inin North America. that couldn't be easily found North America. manufactured in Europe that couldn't be easily found in in North America. that couldn't be easily found North America. found in North America.

Slaves Slavesharvested harvested tobacco that was Slaves harvested tobacco that was Slaves harvested sold to agents tobacco that was sold to harvested agents Slaves tobacco that was from Britain sold to agents from tobacco was soldBritain to that agents called "factors." from Britain called sold to"factors." agents from Britain called "factors." from Britain called "factors." called "factors."

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Forhundreds hundredsof ofyears, years,this thishad hadbeen beenthe therelationship relationship For between Britain andher her colonies: America couldonly only For hundreds of years, this had been the relationship between Britain and colonies: America could sellits itsgoods goodsto to the mother country, andcould couldonly only between Britain and her colonies: America could only sell the mother country, and buy goods from her too. sell goods its goods the mother country, and could only buy fromto her too. buy goods from her too.

Aslon lon astrade trade ggas As kept the gflowing, As lonflowing, as trade kept the king pretty much kept pretty flowing, the king much ignored America, king pretty much ignored America, andlet lether her govern ignored America, and govern herself. and let her govern herself.

Forexample, example,only onlythe thecolonies colonies herself. For would raisetaxes taxes directly on For example, only the colonies would raise directly on themselves. would raise taxes directly on themselves. themselves.

|'M GONNA |'M THAT GONNALAST SAY SAY THAT LAST |'M GONNA PART BECOMES PART BECOMES SAY IMPORTANT THAT LAST IMPORTANT PARTLATER.…

BECOMES LATER.…

IMPORTANT LATER.… | BET! | BET! YOU WANT THE YOU THE |WANT BET! STORY, FOLLOW STORY, FOLLOW YOU WANT THE THE MONEY! THE MONEY! STORY, FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Peopledidn’t didn’tthink think People ofthemselves themselves as People didn’t think of as "Americans" back of themselves as "Americans" back thenbut butas aspeople people "Americans" back then fromVirginia Virginia or then but as people from or New Jersey.

Most fromJersey.

Virginia or New Most ofall, all, theythought thought New Jersey.

Most of they ofthemselves themselves as all, they thought of as British! of themselves as British!

British!

Likeanyone anyonewho whowas was Like anybody inthe thecolonies, colonies, Like anyone who was anybody in Augustine planned tosend send anybody inplanned the colonies, Augustine to young George toschool school in Augustine planned to send y oung George to L ondon to learn to be ain yondon oung George to to school in L to learn be a British gentleman.

Lproper ondon to learn to be a proper British gentleman. proper British gentleman.

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His Virginia teachers drilled in him the proper manners His Virginia teachers drilled in the proper manners His Virginia teachers drilled inhim himlife theby proper manners and discipline he'd show his whole making him His Virginia teachers drilled in the proper manners His Virginia teachers drilled inhim him theby proper manners and discipline he'd show his whole life making him and discipline he'd show his whole life by making him copy out, word for word: and he'd show his whole life bybymaking him anddiscipline discipline he'd show his whole life making him copy out, word for word: copyout, out,word wordfor forword: word: copy copy out, word for word:

In presence of others InInthe the presence of the presence ofothers others sing not to yourself with InInthe presence of the presence ofothers others sing not to yourself with sing not to yourself with a humming noise, nor drum sing not to yourself with not to yourself with aasing humming noise, nor drum humming noise, nor drum with fingers or feet. a ahumming noise, nor drum humming noise, nor drum with fingers or feet. with fingers or feet. with withfingers fingersororfeet. feet.

Show nothing to your Show nothing to your Show nothing to your friend that may Show nothing to your Show nothing to your friend that may friend that may affright him. friend that may friend that may affright him. affrighthim. him. affright affright him.

In to men of quality, InInspeaking speaking to of speaking tomen men ofquality, quality, do not lean nor look them full in the InInspeaking to men of speaking to men ofquality, quality, do not lean nor look them full in do not lean nor look them full inthe the face, nor approach too near them, at do not lean nor look them full in do not lean nor look them full inthe the face, nor approach too near them, at face, nor approach toonear near them, at least keep a full pace from them. face, nor approach too them, at face, nor approach too near them, least keep a full pace from them. leastkeep keepaafull fullpace pacefrom fromthem. them.at least least keep a full pace from them.

Run not in the streets; neither go Run not streets; neither go Runslowly notin inthe thewith streets; neither go too mouth open; Run not the streets; neither go Run notininnor thewith streets; neither go too slowly nor mouth open; go too slowly nor with mouth open; go not shaking your arms; kick not the too slowly nor with mouth open; go too slowly nor with mouth open; go not shaking your arms; kick not the not shaking your arms; kick not the earth with feet; go not upon not shaking your arms; kick not the not shaking your arms; kick not the earth with your feet; go not upon earth with your feet; go not upon the toes nor in a dancing fashion. earth with your feet; gogonot upon earth with your feet; not upon the toes nor fashion. the toes norin inaadancing dancing fashion. the thetoes toesnor norinina adancing dancingfashion. fashion.

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Ify you cough, sneeze, oucough, cough,sneeze, sneeze, If you IfIfsigh, cough, sneeze, you or yawn, do ouor cough, sneeze, sigh, oryawn, yawn, doitit it sigh, do sigh, or yawn, do not loud but sigh, or yawn, doit it not loud but not loud but not loud but privately. not loud but privately. privately. privately. privately.

Spit not not in in Spit Spit in Spit not in thenot fire.

Spit not in the fire. the fire. the fire. the fire.

Gaze not on the marks Gaze not on the Gaze not on the marks Gaze not marks or blemishes ofmarks others Gaze noton onthe the marks or blemishes of others or blemishes of others or blemishes of others and ask not how they came. or blemishes of others and ask not how they came. and ask not how they came. and ask not how they and ask not how theycame. came.

go o go oo o ooehe e he en n. n . n.

Put not another bit into Put not another bit into Put not bit into your mouth till the former Put not another bit into Putmouth notanother another bit into your till Let the former your mouth the former be swallowed. not your your mouth till the former your mouthtill till the former be swallowed.

Let not your be swallowed.

Let not your morsels be too big. be swallowed.

Let not your bemorsels swallowed.

Letbig. not your be too morsels morsels be too big. morselsbe betoo toobig. big.

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But when George was just eleven But Butwhen whenGeorge Georgewas wasjust justeleven eleven years old, his father died, and his years yearsold, old,his hisfather fatherdied, died,and andhis his future became very uncertain. future became very uncertain. future became very uncertain.

certainly would HeHe Hecertainly certainlywould would not going not notbebe begoing goingtoto to Britain for school.

Britain for school.

Britain for school.

NO!!

NOT MY NO!!

NO!!NOT NOTMY MY GEORGIE-PORGIE BABY! GEORGIE-PORGIE GEORGIE-PORGIEBABY! BABY! YOU HAVE TO STAY HERE YOU YOUHAVE HAVETOTOSTAY STAYHERE HERE AND HELP TAKE CARE AND HELP TAKE CARE AND HELP TAKE CAREOFOF OF YOUR LITTLE BROTHERS! YOUR YOURLITTLE LITTLEBROTHERS! BROTHERS! YOU'RE THE MAN YOU'RE YOU'RETHE THEMAN MANOFOF OF THE HOUSE NOW!!

THE THEHOUSE HOUSENOW!!

NOW!!

Finally, sixteen, had the Finally, Finally,atat atsixteen, sixteen,hehe hehad hadthe the opportunity become surveyor opportunity opportunitytoto tobecome becomea aasurveyor surveyor (someone who examines lands for (someone (someonewho whoexamines examineslands landsfor for maps construction). maps mapsoror orconstruction). construction).

wanted join HeHe Hewanted wantedtoto tojoin join the British Royal the theBritish BritishRoyal Royal Navy like his Navy Navylike likehis his older brother older olderbrother brother did but... did didbut... but...

NOOOO! NOOOO! NOOOO! CAN'T LET MY | ||CAN'T CAN'TLET LETMY MY GEORGIE EATEN GEORGIE GET GEORGIE GET GETEATEN EATENBYBY BY SHARKS MAROONED SHARKS SHARKSOROR ORMAROONED MAROONED DESERT ISLAND! ONON ONA AADESERT DESERTISLAND! ISLAND! WON'T LET YOU! | ||WON'T WON'TLET LETYOU! YOU!

LOOK, MOM, LOOK, LOOK,MOM, MOM, NOOO! NOT THE NOOO! NOOO!NOT NOTTHE THE WE REALLY WE WEREALLY REALLY FRONTIER, GEORGIEFRONTIER, FRONTIER,GEORGIEGEORGIE- NEED NEED THE NEEDTHE THE PORGIE-PUDDING-PIE! PORGIE-PUDDING-PIE! PORGIE-PUDDING-PIE! MONEY. MONEY. MONEY. YOU'LL GET EATEN YOU'LL YOU'LLGET GETEATEN EATEN BEARS! YOU'LL BYBY BYBEARS! BEARS!YOU'LL YOU'LL BESIDES, BESIDES, BESIDES, GET SHOT GET GETSHOT SHOTATAT ATBYBY BY WANT | ||WANT WANT INDIANS! YOU’LL INDIANS! INDIANS!YOU’LL YOU’LL– –– ADVENTURE! ADVENTURE! ADVENTURE! WANNA | ||WANNA WANNA EXPLORE THE EXPLORE EXPLORETHE THE UNKNOWN! UNKNOWN! UNKNOWN!

>SIGH< >SIGH< >SIGH<

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AHH! AHH! HERE | AM! HERE | AM! THE UNKNOWN! THE UNKNOWN!

MA! MA!WAIT DON'T DON'T FOR MEWAIT FOR FOR ME FOR DINNER! DINNER!

In those days, Virginia's In those days, "backyard" wasVirginia's what is now "backyard" was what isand now western Pennsylvania western Pennsylvania and Ohio: wilderness in which Ohio: wilderness in which many tribes of Native many tribes of Native Americans lived.

Americans lived.

But the colony But the ownership colony claimed claimed of it all,ownership and of it all, surveyorsand like surveyors George hadlike to go George had tomaps go explore it so explore it so maps and property lines and property lines could be drawn. could be drawn.

In the frontier In the frontier country, George country,to George learned live learned to live in the wild, in the wild, brave dangerous brave dangerous animals, and animals, and befriend Native befriend Native Americans.

Americans.

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He had already earned He Hehad hadalready alreadyearned earned quite reputation by quite aa reputation by quite a reputation by He had already earned the time he was just the time he was just the time he was just quite a reputation by twenty-one years old.... twenty-one years old.... twenty-one years old.... the time he was just twenty-one years old....

YOU'VE YOU'VE YOU'VETHE TRAVELED TRAVELED THE TRAVELED THE FRONTIER LIKE FRONTIER LIKE YOU'VE FRONTIER LIKE FEW OTHERS, FEW OTHERS, TRAVELED THE FEW OTHERS, YOUNG WASHYOUNG WASHFRONTIER LIKE YOUNG WASHINGTON...

INGTON...

FEW OTHERS, INGTON...

YOUNG WASHINGTON...

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COMPANY”!

OUR KING GAVE COMPANY”!

TO MY "OHIO COMPANY”!

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ONE!

ONE!THE ONE! SURVEY ONE! ONE! ONE! SURVEY THE SURVEY THE BEST PLACE FOR SURVEY SURVEY THE THE SURVEY THE BEST PLACE FOR BEST PLACE FOR WE BRITISH TO BEST BEST PLACE PLACE FOR FOR BEST PLACE FOR WE BRITISH TO WE BRITISH TO BUILD A FORT OUT WE WE BRITISH BRITISH TO TO WEAABRITISH TO BUILD FORT OUT BUILD FORT OUT THERE TO DEFEND BUILD BUILD A A FORT FORT OUT OUT BUILD A FORT OUT THERE TO DEFEND THERE TO DEFEND MY — UH, THE THERE THERE TO TO DEFEND DEFEND THERE TOLAND DEFEND MY —UH, UH, THE MY —— THE KING'S MY MY — UH, UH, THE THE MY — UH, THE KING'S LAND KING'S LAND INTERESTS. KING'S KING'S LAND LAND KING'S LAND INTERESTS. INTERESTS. INTERESTS. INTERESTS. INTERESTS.

YOUR MISSION, YOUR MISSION, YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU YOUR YOUR MISSION, MISSION, YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO SHOULD SHOULD YOU YOU SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT — CHOOSE CHOOSE TO TOTO CHOOSE ACCEPT IT ACCEPT IT ——— ACCEPT ACCEPT IT IT —IT ACCEPT —

— WHICH YOU —WHICH WHICH IFYOU YOU —WILL, WILL, IFYOU YOU — WHICH — WHICH YOU YOU KNOW WHAT'S WILL, IF — WHICH YOU KNOW WHAT'S WILL, WILL, IFWHAT'S YOU IF YOU GOOD FOR KNOW WILL, IF YOU GOOD FOR KNOW KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUFOR — GOOD KNOW WHAT'S YOU — GOOD GOOD FOR— FOR YOU GOOD FOR YOUYOU —YOU ———IS

—ISIS —— — TWOIS— ISIS TWOTWOFOLD! TWOTWOTWOFOLD! FOLD! FOLD! FOLD! FOLD!

|'LL SEND TWO |'LLSEND SENDWITH TWOYOU — |'LL TWO INTERPRETERS |'LL |'LL SEND SEND TWO TWO |'LL SEND TWO INTERPRETERS WITH YOU — INTERPRETERS WITH YOU JAKE KNOWS FRENCH; CHRIS INTERPRETERS INTERPRETERS WITH WITH YOU YOU — —— — INTERPRETERS WITH YOU JAKE KNOWS FRENCH; CHRIS JAKE KNOWS CHRIS KNOWS AFRENCH; BUNCH OF JAKE JAKE KNOWS KNOWS FRENCH; FRENCH; CHRIS CHRIS JAKE KNOWS FRENCH; CHRIS KNOWS A BUNCH OF KNOWS BUNCHOFOF INDIAN LANGUAGES. KNOWS KNOWS A AA BUNCH KNOWS ABUNCH BUNCHOFOF INDIAN LANGUAGES. INDIAN LANGUAGES. INDIAN INDIAN LANGUAGES. LANGUAGES. INDIAN LANGUAGES.

TWO!

TWO! TWO! FIND WHOEVER'S TWO! TWO! TWO!OF FIND WHOEVER'S FIND WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE FIND FIND WHOEVER'S WHOEVER'S FIND WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF IN CHARGE THOSE FRENCH IN THOSE IN CHARGE OFOF OFOF INCHARGE CHARGE FRENCH THOSE FRENCH JERKS AND TELL THOSE THOSE FRENCH FRENCH THOSE FRENCH JERKS AND TELL JERKS AND TELL THEM TO HIGHTAIL JERKS JERKS AND AND TELL TELL JERKS AND TELL THEM TO HIGHTAIL THEM TO HIGHTAIL IT BACK TO THEM THEM TO TO HIGHTAIL HIGHTAIL THEM TO HIGHTAIL IT BACK TO BACK TO CANADA — ITIT IT BACK BACK TO TO IT BACK——TO CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA — —— CANADA — IF THEY —IFIF THEY THEY KNOW — —— IF— IF THEY IFTHEY THEY KNOW KNOW WHAT'S KNOW KNOW KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S GOOD FOR WHAT'S WHAT'S WHAT'S GOOD FOR GOOD FOR THEM! GOOD GOOD FOR FOR GOOD FOR THEM! THEM! THEM! THEM! THEM!

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WOW… SO AND BEST WOW… SO AND BEST WOW… SO THIS IS THE AND BEST WHAT OF ALL, WOW… WOW… SO SOSO AND AND BEST BEST WOW… THIS ISTHE THE WHAT AND BEST OF ALL, THIS IS WHAT ADVENTURE OF DO YOU IT'S AALL, ROYAL THIS THIS IS IS THE THE WHAT WHAT OF OF ALL, ALL, THIS IS THE ADVENTURE WHAT DO YOU OF ALL, IT'S A ROYAL ADVENTURE YOU |'VE BEEN IT'S A ROYAL SAY, MISSION.… |'LL ADVENTURE ADVENTURE DODO DO YOU YOU IT'S IT'S A A ROYAL ROYAL ADVENTURE |'VE BEEN DO SAY,YOU IT'S ROYAL MISSION.… |'LL |'VE BEEN SAY, DREAMING MISSION.… |'LL KID? BE AN AAGENT |'VE |'VE BEEN BEEN SAY, SAY, MISSION.…

MISSION.… |'LL |'LL |'VE BEEN DREAMING SAY, KID? MISSION.… |'LL BE AN AGENT DREAMING KID? OF ALL MY BE AN AGENT OF KING DREAMING DREAMING KID? KID? BE BE AN AN AGENT AGENT DREAMING OF ALL MY KID? BE AGENT OFAN KING ALL MY LIFE.…

OF KING SAY OFOF GEORGE! OF ALL ALL MY MYMY OF OF KING KING OF ALL LIFE.…

SAY OF KING GEORGE! LIFE.…

YES. SAY GEORGE! LIFE.…

LIFE.…

SAY SAY YES. GEORGE! GEORGE! LIFE.…

SAY YES. GEORGE! YES. YES. YES.

MOM MOM MOM CAN'T MOM MOM MOM CAN'T CAN'T POSSIBLY CAN'T CAN'T CAN'T POSSIBLY POSSIBLY STOP ME! POSSIBLY POSSIBLY POSSIBLY STOP ME! STOP ME! STOP STOP ME! ME! STOP ME!

|'LL |'LL |'LL DO IT, |'LL |'LL |'LL DO IT, DO IT, SIR! DODO IT, IT,IT, DO SIR! SIR! SIR! SIR! SIR!

GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! DON'T DON'T DON'T DIE, DON'T DON'T DON'T DIE, DIE, NOW! DIE, DIE, DIE, NOW! NOW! NOW! NOW! NOW!

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EN EN GARDE! GARDE! EN GARDE!

HAH! HAH! HAH!

OOH OOH OOH OOH AAH OOH AHH! AAH AHH! OOH AAH AHH!

Dear George, George, Dear Though the the French have many Though Dear George, French have many allies among among the the Indians, Indians, we we have have allies Though the French have many few of of our our own own too. too. aa few allies among the Indians, we have a few of our own too.

Find an an Iroquois Iroquois village village named named Find "Logstown" about about six six miles miles "Logstown" Find an Iroquois village named downstream ffrom rom where where the the downstream "Logstown" about six miles Ohio River River forks. forks.

Ohio downstream f rom where the Ohio River forks.

You will will be be helped helped by by the the chief chief You there, whom whom we we whites whites call call the the there, You will be helped by the chief "Half King" King" (for (for some reason). reason).

"Half there, whom we some whites call the Signed, "Half King" (for Signed, some reason).

Lt. Gov. Gov. Dinwiddie Dinwiddie Lt. Signed, Lt. Gov. Dinwiddie

BOY, BOY, AMBOY, GLAD AM || GLAD TO SEE YOU TO YOU AM SEE | GLAD BRITISH! TOBRITISH! SEE YOU BRITISH! HATE || HATE THE FRENCH THE FRENCH | HATE SO MUCH! SO FRENCH MUCH! THE DID YOU KNOW DID KNOW SOYOU MUCH! THEY BOILED THEY DID YOUBOILED KNOW AND ATE ATE MY AND MY THEY BOILED DAD?!

ANDDAD?!

ATE MY DAD?!

REALLY? REALLY? GEEZ, THAT'S GEEZ, THAT'S REALLY? BADTHAT'S FIRST AA BAD FIRST GEEZ, IMPRESSION.…

IMPRESSION.…

A BAD FIRST IMPRESSION.…

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Half King George TheThe Half King ledled George andand hishis The Halfto King George his friends to aled spot just aand few miles friends a spot just a few miles friends to a spot just a few miles from shore Lake Erie. from thethe shore of of Lake Erie. from the shore of Lake Erie. | GUESS | GUESS GUESS CAN WE|WE CAN SAYSAY WE CAN SAY THIS FORT THIS FORT IS IS THIS FORT NO LONGER NO LONGERIS NO LONGER "RUMORED." "RUMORED." "RUMORED." YUP. YUP. YUP.

F F

OR (Tot(ToOtRT F yaRllyLTE LE B (TotallO TalrLeEaB OEU allyre llO y E10UF F realy 1B 0% r lly 00O%ErU ea 100 eF % real) l) al)

G-GREETINGS, G-GREETINGS, G-GREETINGS, YOUR EXCELLENCY. | AM | AM YOUR EXCELLENCY. AN AN YOUR EXCELLENCY. MY NAME IS GEORGE AGENT |AGENT AM OF AN OF MY NAME IS GEORGE MY WASHINGTON. NAME IS GEORGE THE WASHINGTON. AGENT OF THE VIRGINIA VIRGINIA WASHINGTON. THE VIRGINIA COLONY. COLONY. COLONY.

Jacques Legardeur Jacques Legardeur de de Saint-Pierre Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre Knight of the Military Order Knight ofSaint-Pierre the Military Order of of Louis (Fancy French St. St. Louis (Fancy French Guy)Guy) Knight of the Military Order of St. Louis (Fancy French Guy)

AREARE OUI.OUI. ARE YOUYOU THETHE OUI. YOU THE COMMANDER COMMANDER COMMANDER THIS THAT OF OF THIS THAT OF THIS MEANS FORT? FORT? THAT MEANS FORT? MEANS "YES"!

"YES"!

"YES"!

MAY MAY | | MAY YOU | YOU PRESENT PRESENT A A OUI.OUI. PRESENT YOU A MY OUI. MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM MY MESSAGE FROM MY SOVEREIGN LORD, SOVEREIGN LORD, SOVEREIGN LORD, GEORGE KING THAT THAT GEORGE ||,||, KING GEORGE ||, KING ALSO THAT ENGLAND? ALSO OF OF ENGLAND? OF ENGLAND? MEANS ALSO MEANS MEANS "YES"!

"YES"!

"YES"!

HE'S READING HE'S READING HE'S READING THE MESSAGE!!

THE MESSAGE!!

THE MESSAGE!! | CAN | CAN | CAN SEE THAT. SEE THAT. SEE THAT.

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EXCELLENCY, OMG, DID EXCELLENCY, PLEASE! VIRGINIA YOU EXCELLENCY, OMG, DIDDID SEE OMG, EXCELLENCY, PLEASE! CAN'T LETVIRGINIA YOU PLEASE! VIRGINIA OMG, DID YOU SEE THAT? HE YOU SEE PLEASE! VIRGINIA CAN'T LET YOU BUILD FORTS INYOUTOTALLY CAN'T LET YOU SEE THAT? HEHE THAT? CAN'T LET YOU BUILD FORTS IN IN THAT? OUR TERRITORY, BUILD FORTS HE TOTALLY TORETOTALLY THE BUILD FORTS OUR TERRITORY, WHERE YOU CANIN MESSAGE OUR TERRITORY, TOTALLY TORE THE TORE THE OUR TERRITORY, WHERE YOU CAN ATTACK US. WHERE YOU CANMESSAGE TORE THE UP!!

MESSAGE WHERE YOU CAN ATTACK US. ATTACK US. MESSAGE UP!!

UP!!

ATTACK US. UP!!

HE SAYS NOTRE NOTRE SAYS MISSION ICI NOTRE THEIRHEMISSION HE SAYS NOTRE MISSION HEISMISSION SAYS THEIR EST CELUIICIICI MISSION HERE ONE THEIR MISSION MISSION ICI EST CELUI THEIR MISSION HERE IS ONE DE LA PAIX. EST CELUI OF HERE PEACE. IS ONE EST CELUI DE LALA PAIX. HERE IS ONE OFOF PEACE. DE PAIX. PEACE. DE LA PAIX. OF PEACE. THEN WHAT THEN WHAT ABOUT THE THEN WHAT THEN WHAT ABOUT THE CANOES? ABOUT THE ABOUT THE CANOES? CANOES? CANOES?

QUE QUE CANOTS? QUE "WHAT QUE CANOTS? CANOTS? "WHAT CANOES?" "WHAT CANOTS? "WHAT CANOES?" CANOES?" CANOES?" THOSE THOSE CANOES! THOSE THOSE CANOES! CANOES! CANOES!

THERE MUST MUST "BUTMAIS JE BE,THERE LIKE, TWO THERE MUST "BUT THERE MUST BE, LIKE, TWO JEJE "BUT HUNDRED OF NEMAIS VOIS BE, LIKE, TWO | DON'T MAIS | "BUT DON'T BE, LIKE, TWO HUNDRED OF MAIS JE NE VOIS |ANY DON'T THEM! PAS DE HUNDRED OF SEE NE VOIS | DON'T SEE ANY HUNDRED OF THEM! NE VOIS PAS DE CANOES." SEE ANY CANOTS. THEM! PAS DE SEE ANY CANOES." THEM! PAS DE CANOTS. CANOES." CANOTS. CANOES." CANOTS.

THE ONLY REASON THE ONLY REASON THEY'D NEED SO MANY THIS THE ONLY REASON THE REASON THEY'D NEED SOSO MANY THIS IS ONLY TONEED TRANSPORT IS BAD! THEY'D MANY THIS CANOES THEY'D NEED SO MANY CANOES IS TO TRANSPORT ISTHIS BAD! DOWNRIVER CANOES IS TO TRANSPORT IS BAD! FIGHTERS WE MUST IS TO TRANSPORT FIGHTERS DOWNRIVER IS BAD! CANOES TO VIRGINIA. WE MUST FIGHTERS DOWNRIVER GOVERNOR WE MUST FIGHTERS DOWNRIVERWARN TOTO VIRGINIA. WEGOVERNOR MUST WARN VIRGINIA. DINWIDDIE WARN GOVERNOR TO VIRGINIA. WARN GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE AT ONCE! DINWIDDIE DINWIDDIE ATAT ONCE! ONCE! AT ONCE!

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WELL, THEY'RE WELL, NOT GOING THEY'RE ANYWHERE NOT GOING UNTIL SPRING — ANYWHERE THE RIVER'S UNTIL SPRING — FROZEN THE RIVER'S SOLID! FROZEN SOLID!

GIST AND | WILL HAVE GIST ANDTO | CONTINUE WILL HAVEONTO FOOT. WE'LL CONTINUE ON HIRE WE'LL A FOOT. GUIDE....

HIRE A GUIDE....

AND WE'RE AND INWE'RE THE SAME IN THE BOAT! SAME BOAT! (LITERALLY.) (LITERALLY.)

OUR HORSES AREN'T MAKING OUR HORSES ANY HEADWAY AREN'T MAKING INANY THIS DEEP HEADWAY SNOW EITHER....

IN THIS DEEP SNOW EITHER....

DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO IF THE DO YOU WILLIAMSBURG, IS KNOW THE WAY IN TO PRICE IF THE VIRGINIA? RIGHT WILLIAMSBURG, IN PRICE|IS DO....

VIRGINIA? RIGHT | DO....

FROM HERE? SERIOUSLY?!

FROM HERE? SERIOUSLY?!

BAD IDEA! BAD BAD! IDEA!

BAD!

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COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! |KNOW KNOW || KNOW COME ON!A AA COME ON! SHORTCUT... | SHORTCUT...

KNOW A A SHORTCUT... | KNOW THIS WAY....

THIS WAY....

SHORTCUT...

THIS WAY....

SHORTCUT...

THIS WAY....

THIS WAY....

MY! THE SUN MY! THE SUN MY! THE SUN IS SO BRIGHT IS SO BRIGHT MY! THE SUN ISMY! SO BRIGHT THE SUN OFF THE SNOW! OFF THE SNOW! IS SO BRIGHT OFF THE SNOW! IS SO BRIGHT |CAN CAN BARELY... || CAN BARELY...

OFF THE SNOW! BARELY...

OFF THE SNOW! | CAN BARELY... | CAN BARELY...

…SEE. …SEE. …SEE. …SEE. …SEE.

|CAN'T CAN'T || CAN'T BELIEVE |BELIEVE CAN'T BELIEVE | CAN'T |'M GONNA DIE |'M GONNA DIE BELIEVE |'M GONNA DIE BELIEVE IN THE MIDDLE IN THE MIDDLE |'M GONNA DIEDIE IN|'M THE MIDDLE GONNA OF THE WOODS! OF THE WOODS! IN THE MIDDLE OFIN THE WOODS! THE MIDDLE OFOF THE WOODS! THE WOODS!

|CAN'T CAN'T || CAN'T BELIEVE NO |BELIEVE CAN'T BELIEVE NONO | CAN'T ONE'S GONNA ONE'S GONNA BELIEVE NONO ONE'S GONNA BELIEVE FIND MY BODY! FIND MY BODY! ONE'S GONNA FIND MY BODY! ONE'S GONNA FIND MYMY BODY! FIND BODY!

MOST MOST MOST OF ALL...

OF ALL...

MOST OF ALL...

MOST OFOF ALL...

ALL...

...| CAN'T ...| CAN'T ...| CAN'T BELIEVE MOM BELIEVE MOM ...| CAN'T BELIEVE MOM ...| CAN'T WAS ACTUALLY WAS ACTUALLY BELIEVE MOM WAS ACTUALLY BELIEVE MOM RIGHT ABOUT RIGHT ABOUT WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT ABOUT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING!!

SOMETHING!!

RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING!!

RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING!!

SOMETHING!!

NOOO! NOOO! NOOO! YOU'RE YOU'RE NOOO! YOU'RE NOOO! GONNA GET GONNA GET YOU'RE GONNA GET YOU'RE SHOT AT SHOT AT BY GONNA GET SHOT AT BYBY MAKE SURE GONNA GET MAKE SURE MAKE SURE INDIANS!!

INDIANS!!

SHOT AT AT BYBY YOU’RE INDIANS!!

YOU’RE WEARING SHOT WEARING MAKE SURE YOU’RE WEARING MAKE SURE INDIANS!!

CLEAN BRITCHES!!

INDIANS!! CLEAN BRITCHES!!

YOU’RE WEARING CLEAN BRITCHES!!

YOU’RE WEARING CLEAN BRITCHES!!

CLEAN BRITCHES!!

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SO...HERE'S SO...HERE'S ONE ONEOFOFTHE THEREAL REAL CRISIS CRISISMOMENTS MOMENTS ININAMERICAN AMERICAN HISTORY! HISTORY!

| |COULD COULD FINALLY FINALLYACHIEVE ACHIEVE MY MYLIFELONG LIFELONG DREAM DREAMOFOFBEING BEING ONONTHE THEONEONEDOLLAR DOLLARBILL! BILL!

HOW HOWWOULD WOULD THINGS THINGSBEBEDIFFERENT DIFFERENT IFIFTHIS THISGUIDE GUIDEHAD HADKILLED KILLED GEORGE GEORGEWASHINGTON WASHINGTON BEFORE BEFOREHIS HISCAREER CAREER REALLY REALLYEVEN EVENGOT GOT STARTED? STARTED?

HOW HOWCAN CAN YOU YOUHAVE HAVE A ALIFELONG LIFELONG DREAM? DREAM? YOU'RE YOU'RE TEN. TEN.

| |KNOW! KNOW!

| |THINK THINKA ALOT LOT OFOFOTHER OTHERTHINGS THINGS WOULD WOULDHAVE HAVEBEEN BEEN DIFFERENT DIFFERENTTOO. TOO. BUT BUTLOOK LOOK— — HISTORY, HISTORY,LIKE LIKE BASEBALL, BASEBALL,CAN CAN BEBEA AGAME GAMEOFOF INCHES….

INCHES….

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HE HE HE GET GET MISSED! MISSED! GET MISSED! HE HIM! HIM! HIM! MISSED! GET HIM!

WHY DID HE WHY DID HE WHY DID HE DO THAT?!

WHY DO THAT?!

WHY DO THAT?!

WHY WOULD YOU WOULD YOUHE WOULD WHYYOU DID DO THAT? DOTHAT? THAT?WHY DO THAT?!

WOULD YOU DO THAT?

HE'S PROBABLY HE'S PROBABLY HE'S PROBABLY FRIENDS WITH FRIENDS WITH FRIENDS WITH THE FRENCH! THE FRENCH! THE FRENCH! HE'S PROBABLY LET'S KILL HIM! LET'S KILL HIM! LET'S KILL HIM! FRIENDS WITH THE FRENCH! LET'S KILL HIM!

LOOK, LET'S JUST LOOK, LET'S JUST LOOK, LET'S JUST TRY TO GET BACK TO TRY TO GET BACK TO TRY TO GET BACK TO VIRGINIA AS QUICKLY VIRGINIA AS QUICKLY VIRGINIA AS QUICKLY LOOK, LET'S JUST AS POSSIBLE! AS POSSIBLE! AS POSSIBLE! TRY TO GET BACK TO VIRGINIA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!

WHY NOT? WHY NOT? WHY NOT? WHAT? WHAT? ||| WHAT? BET HE'S BET HE'S BET HE'S NO! NO! GOT NO! GOT BUDDIES GOT BUDDIES BUDDIES WHY NOT? WHAT? FOLLOWING FOLLOWING FOLLOWING | BET HE'S NO! US! US! US! GOT BUDDIES FOLLOWING US!

|'VE |'VE |'VE ——— |'VE NEVER |'VE NEVER |'VE NEVER KILLED KILLED KILLED |'VE — ANYBODY ANYBODY ANYBODY |'VE NEVER BEFORE.…

BEFORE.…

BEFORE.…

KILLED ANYBODY BEFORE.…

THIS WHY THISISIS ISWHY WHY THIS YOU DON'T HIRE YOUDON'T DON'THIRE HIRE YOU GUY FROM GUYFROM FROM AAAGUY THIS IS WHY "MURDERING "MURDERING "MURDERING YOU DON'T HIRE TOWN"!

TOWN"!

TOWN"!

A GUY FROM "MURDERING TOWN"!

WAS WAS WAS ITITIT REALLY REALLY REALLY CALLED CALLED CALLED WAS IT "MURDERING "MURDERING "MURDERING REALLY TOWN”?

TOWN”?

TOWN”?

CALLED "MURDERING TOWN”?

SOME SAY SOME SAY SOME SAY ITITIT WAS "MURTHERING WAS "MURTHERING WAS "MURTHERING TOWN," BUT YES, TOWN," BUT YES, TOWN," BUT YES, SOME SAY IT REALLY WAS. REALLY WAS. ITITIT REALLY WAS. WAS "MURTHERING TOWN," BUT YES, IT REALLY WAS.

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WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.

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George and Gist built a makeshift raft and barely made it down the freezing river to Williamsburg.

George Georgeand andGist Gistbuilt builta aamakeshift makeshiftraft raftand andbarely barelymade madeitit itdown down George and Gist built makeshift raft and barely made down the freezing river Williamsburg.

George and Gist built a makeshift raft and barely made it down the freezing rivertoto to Williamsburg. the freezing river Williamsburg. the freezing river to Williamsburg.

FORTUNATELY, JUST AS | BECAUSE |'M A TACTICAL THOUGHT! FORTUNATELY, JUST |THOSE FORTUNATELY, JUSTASAS AS | FORTUNATELY, JUST | GENIUS, | ALREADY SENT SNEAKY PIERRES BECAUSE |'M A AATACTICAL THOUGHT! THOSE FORTUNATELY, JUST AS | BECAUSE |'M TACTICAL THOUGHT! THOSE BECAUSE |'M TACTICAL THOUGHT! THOSE A FORCE OUT TO BUILD A ARE PIERRES UPTHOSE TO NO GENIUS, | || ALREADY SENT SNEAKY BECAUSE |'M A TACTICAL THOUGHT! GENIUS, ALREADY SENT SNEAKY PIERRES GENIUS, ALREADY SENT SNEAKY PIERRES FORT THERE EVEN GOOD! AGENIUS, OUT TOBEFORE BUILD A ARE TO | OUT ALREADY SENT SNEAKY PIERRES AFORCE FORCE OUT TO BUILD A AREUPUP UP TONONO NO A FORCE TO BUILD A ARE TO HEARING BACK FROM FORT THERE BEFORE EVEN AFORT FORCE OUT TO BUILD A AREGOOD! UP TO NO THERE BEFORE EVEN GOOD! FORT THERE BEFORE EVEN GOOD! YOUNG GEORGE! HEARING BACK FORT THERE BEFORE EVEN GOOD! HEARING BACKFROM FROM HEARING BACK FROM YOUNG GEORGE! HEARING BACK FROM YOUNG GEORGE! YOUNG GEORGE! YOUNG GEORGE!

AND DIDN'T | TELL YOU TO AND ANDDIDN'T DIDN'T AND DIDN'T BUILD A FORT | ||TELL YOU AND DIDN'T TELL YOUTOTO TO TELL YOU THERE? BUILD | BUILD TELLA A YOU TO BUILD AFORT FORT FORT AND WE DID, THERE? BUILD A FORT THERE? THERE? EXCELLENCY! AND THERE? ANDWE WEDID, DID, AND WE DID, EXCELLENCY! AND WE DID, EXCELLENCY! EXCELLENCY! EXCELLENCY!

WHAT THE WHAT? WHY ARE YOU BACK SO WHAT THE WHAT THEWHAT? WHAT? WHAT THE WHAT? SOON? DIDN'T | TELL YOU WHY ARE YOU BACK SOSO WHAT THE WHAT? WHY ARE YOU BACK SO WHY ARE YOU BACK TO FIND WHERE THEYOU OHIO, SOON? DIDN'T | TELL WHY ARE YOU BACK SO SOON?ALLEGHENY, DIDN'T || TELL TELL YOU SOON? DIDN'T YOU AND TO WHERE SOON? DIDN'T |THE TELL YOU TOFIND FIND WHERE THEOHIO, OHIO, TO FIND WHERE THE OHIO, MONONGAHELA ALLEGHENY, AND TO FIND WHERE THE OHIO, ALLEGHENY, AND ALLEGHENY, AND RIVERS MEET? MONONGAHELA ALLEGHENY, AND MONONGAHELA MONONGAHELA RIVERS MONONGAHELA RIVERSMEET? MEET? RIVERS MEET? RIVERS MEET?

WELL, WHY IN BLAZES AREN'T WELL, WHY ININ WELL, WHY IN WELL, WHY YOUAREN'T STILL BLAZES WELL, WHY IN BLAZES AREN'T BLAZES AREN'T THERE? YOU STILL BLAZES AREN'T YOU STILL STILL YOU THERE? YOU STILL THERE? THERE? THERE?

AND WE DID, EXCELLENCY! AND ANDWE WEDID, DID, AND WE DID, EXCELLENCY! AND WE DID, EXCELLENCY! EXCELLENCY! EXCELLENCY! WASHINGTON!! | WANT YOU TO WASHINGTON!!

WASHINGTON!!

WASHINGTON!!

GO BACK OUT TO |WASHINGTON!!

TOTO WANTYOU YOU TO ||WANT WANT YOU THOSE RIVERS, GOGO OUT TOTO |GOBACK WANT YOU BACK OUT TO BACK OUT AND THIS THOSE RIVERS, GO BACK OUTTIME, TO THOSE RIVERS, THOSE RIVERS, BUILD ME MY AND TIME, THOSE RIVERS, ANDTHIS THIS TIME, AND THIS TIME, BLOODY BUILD ME MY AND THIS TIME, BUILD ME MY BUILD ME MY BLOODY FORT!!

BUILD ME MY BLOODY BLOODY BLOODY FORT!!

FORT!!

AS SOON AS THEY CALL WE SOON FINISHED, THE THEYITCALL AS ASAS "FORT AS SOON SOON AS AS THEY CALL THEY CALL FRENCH SHOWED WE THE DUQUESNE" ASFINISHED, SOON AS ITIT "FORT WEFINISHED, FINISHED, THE THEY CALL WE THE IT "FORT "FORT UP AND KICKED FRENCH SHOWED NOW, SIR! WE FINISHED, THE DUQUESNE" FRENCH SHOWED IT "FORT FRENCH SHOWED DUQUESNE" DUQUESNE" US OUT OF IT! NOW, UP FRENCH SHOWED SIR! UPAND ANDKICKED KICKED DUQUESNE" UP AND KICKED NOW, SIR! NOW, SIR! US UP AND KICKED USOUT OUTOF OFIT!IT! IT! NOW, SIR! US OUT OF US OUT OF IT!

FORT!!

NNOONNEHH-NNOONNOONAAA-NNOONNEHH-NNEHH-NNOONOOO?* NNEHH-NAAA-NAAA-- * "Do | have NNEHH-NAAA-NOOO?* to?"

NOOO?** "Do | NAAA-NOOO?* "Doo h||ave NOOO?* ** "D to?" hhaave ve t * "Do | o?" have tto?" o?"

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George headed west again, this time with 159 men in his "Virginia Regiment."

George George headed headed west west again, again, this this time time with with 159 159 men men in in his his "Virginia "Virginia Regiment."

Regiment."

George headed west again, this time with 159 men in his "Virginia Regiment."

YOU'VE RETURNED, HALF KING! YOU'VE RETURNED, HALF KING! YOUNG WASHINGTON! GREAT TO SEE YOU'VEWASHINGTON! RETURNED, HALF TO KING! YOUNG GREAT SEE YOU'VE RETURNED, HALF KING! EXCELLENT! YOU AGAIN! THEY YOUNG WASHINGTON! GREAT TO SEE EXCELLENT! YOU AGAIN! THEY YOUNG WASHINGTON! GREAT TO SEE MADE ME COLONEL EXCELLENT! YOU AGAIN! THEY MADE ME COLONEL EXCELLENT! YOUMEAGAIN! THEY WASHINGTON, NOW. MADE COLONEL WASHINGTON, NOW. MADE ME COLONEL WASHINGTON, NOW. WASHINGTON, NOW. GOOD — WE GOOD WE REALLY NEED GOOD ——NEED WE REALLY GOODNEED — WEOUT HERE! YOU REALLY YOU OUT HERE! NEED FRENCH ARE YOUREALLY OUT THE HERE! THE FRENCH ARE YOU OUT HERE! MOVING IN, THEMOVING FRENCH ARE IN, THE FRENCH ARE MOVING IN, PUSHING PUSHING MOVINGEVERYBODY IN, PUSHING EVERYBODY PUSHINGAROUND. EVERYBODY AROUND. EVERYBODY AROUND. AROUND.

CHECK CHECK IT OUT: CHECK SEE THAT IT OUT: SEE IT CHECK OUT: GROUP OF SEE THAT THAT IT OUT: GROUP OF SEE THAT FRENCHIES OVER GROUP OF FRENCHIES OVER GROUP OF PRETTY THERE? FRENCHIES OVER THERE? PRETTY FRENCHIES OVER SURE THEY'RE THERE? PRETTY SURE THEY'RE THERE? PRETTY READY GETTING SURE THEY'RE GETTING READY SURE THEY'RE TO ATTACK GETTING READY TO ATTACK GETTING READY YOU....

TOYOU....

ATTACK TO ATTACK YOU....

YOU....

OH, YEAH? OH, NOT IF WE OH, YEAH? YEAH? NOT IF WE OH, YEAH? ATTACK THEM NOT IFTHEM WE ATTACK NOT THEM IF WEFIRST! ATTACK FIRST! ATTACK FIRST! THEM FIRST!

NOW NOW YOU'RE NOW YOU'RE NOW TALKING! YOU'RE TALKING! YOU'RE TALKING! TALKING!

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KEEPING KEEPING YOU FROM YOU FROM KEEPING KEEPING ATTACKING KEEPING KEEPING ATTACKING YOU FROM YOU FROM US! YOU FROM YOU FROM WE WEREN'T US! ATTACKING ATTACKING ATTACKING WE WEREN'T ATTACKING GOING TO ATTACK US! US! US!GOING TO ATTACK US! WE WEREN'T WE WEREN'T YOU! WE'RE JUST WE WEREN'T WE WEREN'T YOU! WE'RE JUST GOING TO ATTACK GOING TO ATTACK MESSENGERS TO GOING TO ATTACK GOING TO ATTACK MESSENGERS TO YOU! WE'RE JUST YOU! WE'RE JUST TELL YOU BRITISH YOU! WE'RE JUST YOU! WE'RE JUST TELL YOU BRITISH MESSENGERS TO MESSENGERS TOTOTO TOMESSENGERS LEAVE THE MESSENGERS TO LEAVE THE TELL YOU BRITISH TELL YOU BRITISH OHIO VALLEY! TELL YOU BRITISH TELL YOU BRITISH OHIO VALLEY! TOTO LEAVE THE TO LEAVE THE LEAVE THE TO LEAVE THE OHIO VALLEY! OHIO VALLEY! OHIO VALLEY! OHIO VALLEY!

STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP!

STOP!

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TUN'ES N'ES TU PAS ENCORE PAS ENCORE TU N'ES TU N'ES TUTU N'ES MORT, MON N'ES * "Y*moy"Yuofu are not ye MORT, MON PAS ENCORE thenro!"t (a t dead, PAS ENCORE PAS ENCORE PÈRE!* my ftaotaare PAS ENCORE yectcodreda haenr!"

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WHATISISYOUR YOUR WHAT PROBLEM?!

PROBLEM?!

WHAT IS YOUR WHAT IS YOUR WHAT IS WHAT ISYOUR YOUR PROBLEM?!

PROBLEM?!

PROBLEM?! | TOLD YOU, PROBLEM?! | TOLD YOU,

THESE GUYS THESE GUYS | |TOLD TOLD YOU, |ATE YOU, DAD! TOLD YOU, |MY TOLD YOU, ATE MY DAD! THESE GUYS THESE GUYS THESE GUYS THESE GUYS ATE MY DAD! ATE MY DAD! ATE MY DAD! ATE MY DAD! THAT THAT GUY ATE GUY ATE THAT THAT YOUR THAT THAT YOUR GUY ATE GUY ATE DAD? GUY ATE GUY ATE DAD? YOUR YOUR YOUR YOUR DAD? DAD? DAD? DAD?

| SHOULD | SHOULD POINT OUT THAT POINT OUT THAT SHOULD IN || HIS JOURNAL, |SHOULD SHOULD | SHOULD IN HIS JOURNAL, POINT OUT THAT POINT OUT THAT GEORGE SAYS THAT POINT OUT THAT POINT OUT THAT GEORGE SAYS THAT ININHIS HIS JOURNAL, IN JOURNAL, JUMONVILLE WAS HIS JOURNAL, IN HIS JOURNAL, JUMONVILLE WAS GEORGE SAYS THAT GEORGE SAYS THAT KILLED INSAYS THE GEORGE SAYS THAT GEORGE THAT KILLED IN THE JUMONVILLE WAS JUMONVILLE WAS INITIAL AMBUSH, JUMONVILLE WAS JUMONVILLE WASBUT IT'S A WAY INITIAL AMBUSH, KILLED IN THE KILLED IN THE NOT BY THE KILLED IN THE KILLED IN THEBUT IT'S A STORY WAY NOT BYAMBUSH, THE BETTER INITIAL AMBUSH, INITIAL HALF KING. INITIAL AMBUSH, INITIAL AMBUSH, BETTER STORY HALF KING. BUT IT'S WAY BUT IT'S AACHERRY THAN THAT NOT BY THE BUT IT'S AWAY WAY NOT BY THE NOT BY THE BUT IT'S A WAY NOT

BY THE THAN THAT MESS. CHERRY BETTER STORY BETTER STORY TREE HALF KING. BETTER STORY HALF KING. HALF KING. BETTER STORY HALF KING. THAN TREE MESS. THAN THAT CHERRY THAT CHERRY THAN THAT CHERRY THAN MESS. THAT CHERRY TREE TREE MESS. TREE MESS. TREE MESS.

YOU DON'T YOU DON'T KNOW HE KNOW HE YOU DON'T YOU DON'T DIDN'T! YOU DON'T YOU DON'T DIDN'T! KNOW HE KNOW HE KNOW HEHE KNOW DIDN'T! DIDN'T! DIDN'T! DIDN'T!

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<MY POOR POOR <MY<MY POOR LITTLE <MY POOR LITTLE <MY POOR LITTLE BROTHER LITTLE BROTHER LITTLE BROTHER — —— MURDERED BROTHER MURDERED BROTHER — — MURDERED ON MISSION AAMURDERED MISSION MURDERED ON AON MISSION OFA PEACE!>* ON A MISSION OF PEACE!>* ON MISSION OF PEACE!>* OF PEACE!>* OF PEACE!>* *

<WE WILL <WE WILL <WE WILL <WE WILL FIND THESE <WE WILL FIND THESE FIND THESE FIND THESE BRITISH BUTCHERS FIND THESE BRITISH BUTCHERS BRITISH BUTCHERS BRITISH BUTCHERS AND MAKE THEM BRITISH BUTCHERS AND MAKE THEM AND MAKE THEM AND MAKE THEM PAY!!>** AND MAKE THEM PAY!!>** PAY!!>** PAY!!>** PAY!!>** r r e r ed

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US ANYWAY, US SO...

ANYWAY, SO...

SO...SO...

AND ANDAND YOU’RE YOU’RE ANDAND YOU’RE BUILDING YOU’RE BUILDING YOU’RE BUILDING IT…HERE? HERE? BUILDING IT… BUILDING IT… HERE? IT… HERE? IT… HERE?

(THEY'RE (THEY'RE (THEY'RE (THEY'RE ALL GOING (THEY'RE GOING ALLALL GOING ALL GOING TO DIE.) GOING TO DIE.) TOALL DIE.) DIE.) TO TO DIE.)

UH...|'M UH...|'M UH...|'M GONNA TAKE UH...|'M GONNA TAKE UH...|'M GONNA TAKE MYWARRIORS WARRIORS GONNA TAKE GONNA TAKE MY MY WARRIORS AND, UH, MY UH, MYAND, WARRIORS AND, UH, WARRIORS STAND OVER AND, UH, STAND OVER AND, UH, STAND OVER THERE....

STAND OVER THERE....

STAND OVER THERE....

THERE....

THERE....

HEARD ||HEARD | HEARD | HEARD THAT! |THAT! HEARD THAT! THAT! THAT!

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July 3, 1754: July 3,3, 1754: July 1754: French Canadians +July Ottawas & Hurons vs. Virginians July3, 3,1754: 1754: July 3, 1754: French Canadians + Ottawas Hurons vs.

Virginians French Canadians + Ottawas &&Hurons Hurons vs.

Virginians FrenchCanadians Canadians+ ++Ottawas Ottawas&&& Huronsvs. vs.Virginians Virginians French French Canadians Ottawas Hurons vs.

Virginians YOU YOU YOU KILLED YOU MY YOU YOU KILLED MY KILLED MY BROTHER! KILLED MY KILLED MY KILLED MY BROTHER! BROTHER! PREPARE BROTHER! BROTHER! BROTHER! PREPARE PREPARE TO DIE!!!

PREPARE PREPARE PREPARE TO DIE!!!

TO DIE!!!

TODIE!!!

DIE!!!

TO TO DIE!!!

IT WAS AN IT WAS AN IT WASAN AN ACCIDENT! IT WAS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! ACCIDENT! ACCIDENT! ACCIDENT!

Fort Necessity

thing in the little “That Necessity Fort Necessity Fort Necessity Fort Necessity Fort King Halfin -thing meadow” Necessity Fort the thing little “That the in little “That the in thing little “That the in little “That the in thing little “That King -thing meadow” King Half --Half meadow” King Half meadow” King Half meadow” King meadow” - Half

The Half King realized that George had built the fort within The Half King realized that George built the fort within The Half King realized that George had built the fort within range ofKing therealized surrounding heights —had giving French andwithin Native The Half King realizedthat that Georgehad had built thefort fort within The Half George built the The Half King realized that George had built the fort within range of the surrounding heights giving French and Native range of the surrounding heights ——giving giving French and Native American sharpshooters perfect of fire into its center. range ofthe the surroundingheights heights——lines giving French and Native range of surrounding French and Native range of the surrounding heights — giving French and Native American sharpshooters perfect lines of fire into its center.

American sharpshooters perfect lines of fire into its center.

American sharpshooters perfect lines of fire into its center.

American sharpshooters perfect lines of fire into its center.

American sharpshooters perfect lines of fire into its center.

OW! OW! OW! QUIT OW! OW! OW! QUIT QUIT IT! QUIT QUIT QUIT IT! IT! IT! IT! IT!

If muskets had been accurate at all in IfIf muskets had been accurate at all in muskets had been accurate at all in those days, none ofaccurate the Virginians would If muskets had been accurate atall allin in If muskets had been at If muskets had been accurate at all in those days, none of the Virginians would those days, none of the Virginians would have made out ofthe Fort Necessity alive. those days,it none of the Virginians would those days, none of Virginians would those days, none of the Virginians would have made it out of Fort Necessity alive. have made it out of Fort Necessity alive. have made it out of Fort Necessity alive. have havemade madeititout outof ofFort FortNecessity Necessityalive. alive.

Even still, George Even still, George Even still, George loststill, a third of his Even still, George Even George Even still, George lost third of his lost aa third of his menaaby nightfall. lost third ofhis his lost third of lost a third of his men by nightfall. men by nightfall. menby bynightfall. nightfall. men men by nightfall.

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WHEN WHEN ||| WAS WAS WHEN WAS The The fort fort was was so so DREAMING ABOUT DREAMING ABOUT The fort was so WHEN| |WAS WAS WHEN DREAMING ABOUT badly made, bloody badly made, bloody The Thefort fort was was soso badly made, bloody "ADVENTURE" AS "ADVENTURE" AS DREAMING ABOUT DREAMING ABOUT "ADVENTURE" AS rainwater soon rainwater soon badly badlymade, made, bloody bloody "ADVENTURE" rainwater soon A KID, | DIDN'T A KID, | DIDN'T "ADVENTURE" ASAS began to fill it.... began to fill it....

A KID, | DIDN'T rainwater rainwater soon soon began to fill it....

THINK IT|DIDN'T WOULD THINK WOULD AKID, KID,IT DIDN'T ATHINK | IT WOULD began begantotofill fillit.... it....

BE SO… BE THINK IT WOULD THINK ITSO… WOULD BE SO… SO… BEBESO… …GROSS. …GROSS. …GROSS. …GROSS. …GROSS.

GOOD GOOD GOOD NEWS, NEWS, GOOD GOOD NEWS, COLONEL! COLONEL! NEWS, NEWS, COLONEL! COLONEL! COLONEL!

THEFRENCH FRENCH THE THE FRENCH COMMANDER WILL COMMANDER WILL THE THEFRENCH FRENCH COMMANDER WILL LET US SURRENDER, LET US SURRENDER, SURRENDER, COMMANDER COMMANDER WILL WILL LET US WHAT'S WHAT'S AND THE SURVIVORS AND THE SURVIVORS LET LETUS USSURRENDER, SURRENDER, WHAT'S AND THE SURVIVORS WHAT'S THE THE WHAT'S MAY GO HOME MAY GO HOME AND AND THE THE SURVIVORS SURVIVORS THE MAY GO HOME CATCH? CATCH? THE THE UNHARMED! UNHARMED! MAY MAY GOGOHOME HOME CATCH? UNHARMED! CATCH? CATCH? UNHARMED! UNHARMED! <THIS <THIS SAYS SAYS <THIS SAYS YOU AGREE YOU AGREE <THIS SAYS <THIS SAYS YOU AGREE WE ATTACKED WE ATTACKED YOU AGREE YOU AGREE WE ATTACKED YOU ONLY YOU ONLY WE ATTACKED WE ATTACKED YOU ONLY BECAUSE YOU BECAUSE YOU YOU YOUONLY ONLY BECAUSE YOU KILLED OUR KILLED BECAUSE YOU BECAUSE YOU KILLED OUR OUR MESSENGERS!> MESSENGERS!> KILLED KILLEDOUR OUR MESSENGERS!> MESSENGERS!> MESSENGERS!>

chh nnch rFereench h * *FFrencenc *r r * F* F

DON’T ||| DON’T DON’T UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND | |DON’T DON’T UNDERSTAND FRENCH —— HE'S FRENCH HE'S UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND FRENCH —THIS HE'S SAYING SAYING THIS FRENCH HE'S FRENCH — HE'S SAYING—THIS MEANS “IT WAS MEANS “IT WAS SAYING THIS SAYING THIS MEANS “IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,” AN ACCIDENT,” MEANS “IT WAS MEANS “IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,” RIGHT? RIGHT? ANANACCIDENT,” ACCIDENT,” RIGHT? RIGHT? RIGHT?

UH… UH… UH… SURE? SURE? UH… UH… SURE? SURE? SURE?

UGH…MYFIRST FIRST UGH…MY UGH…MY FIRST MILITARY ENGAGEMENT… MILITARY ENGAGEMENT… UGH…MY FIRST UGH…MY FIRST MILITARY ENGAGEMENT… AND|||SURRENDER! SURRENDER! AND MILITARY ENGAGEMENT… MILITARY ENGAGEMENT… AND SURRENDER! THERE GOESTHAT THAT THERE GOES AND | |SURRENDER! AND SURRENDER! THERE GOES THAT CAREER! CAREER! THERE GOES THERE GOESTHAT THAT CAREER! CAREER! CAREER!

SPOILERALERT: ALERT:It Itwas wasalso alsothe thelast last time timeGeorge Georgewould wouldever eversurrender! surrender!

SPOILER SPOILER ALERT: It was also the last time George would ever surrender!

SPOILERALERT: ALERT:ItItwas wasalso alsothe thelast lasttime timeGeorge Georgewould wouldever eversurrender! surrender!

SPOILER

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These two battles started what's known in the USA as These two two battles battles started started what's what's known known in in the the USA USA as as These These These two two battles battles started started what's what's known known in in the the USA USA as as These two battles started what's known in the USA as In which Britain and France, each with their own Native American allies, forFrance, the sole right totheir colonize continent.

In which whichstruggled Britain and and France, each with their own the Native American allies, allies, In Britain each with own Native American In Britain France, each with their own American In which whichstruggled Britain and and France, each withto their own Native Native American allies, allies, struggled for the sole sole right to colonize the continent. continent. for the right colonize the struggled struggled for for the the sole sole right right to to colonize colonize the the continent. continent.

In which Britain and France, each with their own Native American allies, struggled for the sole right to colonize the continent.

M MMMo Mo o st Am stA AoAmsoNtsAstm Na eN NNmNaemeeartNteNNr Na a r r a a a ti itc tttiiriiictoaaittc ti on iaoiioovcneacaainnvsiiavven ve s nnsnssn ne e

THESE BRITISH THESE BRITISH BRITISH COLONIALS DON'T THESE THESE THESE BRITISH COLONIALS DON'T KNOW HOW BRITISH TO DON'T FIGHT! COLONIALS COLONIALS DON'T COLONIALS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT! | THESE WANT TO MAKE KNOW HOW TO FIGHT! BRITISH KNOW HOW TO FIGHT! KNOW HOW TO FIGHT! | WANT WANT TO MAKE SURE OURTO PEOPLE | MAKE COLONIALS DON'T | WANT TO MAKE | WANT TO MAKE SUREHOW OUR PEOPLE BACK A WINNER...

SURE OUR PEOPLE KNOW TO FIGHT! SURE OUR PEOPLE SURE OUR PEOPLE BACK A WINNER...

BACK A |BACK WANT TO MAKE BACK AA WINNER...

WINNER...

WINNER...

SURE OUR PEOPLE BACK...SO A WINNER...

WE ...SO WE WILL FIGHT ...SO WE ...SO WE ...SO WE WILL FIGHT BY THEFIGHT SIDE WILL WILL FIGHT WILL FIGHT BY...SO THEWE SIDE OF FRANCE! BY THE SIDE BY SIDE BY THE SIDE OF THE FRANCE! OF FRANCE! WILL FIGHT OF OF FRANCE! FRANCE!

BY THE SIDE OF FRANCE!

IT! IT! IT! IT! IT!

WAS! WAS! WAS! WAS! WAS!

IT!

WAS!

AN! AN! AN! AN! AN!

ACCIDENT!!

ACCIDENT!!

ACCIDENT!!

ACCIDENT!!

ACCIDENT!!

THAT COLONIAL THATACOLONIAL COLONIAL SIGNED DOCUMENT THAT THAT COLONIAL THAT SIGNED ACOLONIAL DOCUMENT SAYING A REPRESENTATIVE SIGNED A DOCUMENT SIGNED A DOCUMENT SIGNED A DOCUMENT SAYING ABRITISH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CROWN SAYING A REPRESENTATIVE THAT COLONIAL SAYING A REPRESENTATIVE SAYING A REPRESENTATIVE OFSIGNED THE BRITISH BRITISH CROWN MURDERED DIPLOMATS?!?

OF THE CROWN A DOCUMENT OF THE BRITISH OF THE BRITISH CROWN MURDERED DIPLOMATS?!?

WHAT KIND OF ANCROWN IDIOT MURDERED DIPLOMATS?!?

SAYING A REPRESENTATIVE MURDERED DIPLOMATS?!?

MURDERED DIPLOMATS?!?

WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT DOES THAT?!

WHAT OF AN IDIOT OF THEKIND BRITISH WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT WHAT KIND OF ANCROWN IDIOT DOES THAT?!

DOES THAT?!

MURDERED DOES THAT?!

DOESDIPLOMATS?!?

THAT?!

WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT DOES THAT?!

THE DEATH THE DEATH OFTHE FRANCE'S DEATH THE DEATH THE DEATH OF FRANCE'S DIPLOMATS MUST OF FRANCE'S OF FRANCE'S OF FRANCE'S DIPLOMATS MUST BE AVENGED! WAR DIPLOMATS MUST THE DEATH DIPLOMATS MUST DIPLOMATS MUST BEWITH AVENGED! WAR BRITAIN! BE AVENGED! WAR OF FRANCE'S BE AVENGED! WAR BEWITH AVENGED! WAR WITH BRITAIN! BRITAIN! DIPLOMATS MUST WITH WITH BRITAIN! BRITAIN! BE AVENGED! (AND IT WAR WITH(AND BRITAIN! (AND IT IF LOOKS LIKE, IT (AND IT (AND IT THE LOOKS LIKE, IF THIS IS HOW LOOKS LIKE, IF LOOKS LIKE, IF LOOKS LIKE, IF THIS IS HOW HOW THE BRITISH FIGHT, THIS IS (AND IT THE THIS IS HOW THE THIS IS HOW THE BRITISH FIGHT, TAKING OVER ALL BRITISH FIGHT, LOOKS LIKE, IF BRITISH FIGHT, BRITISH FIGHT, TAKING OVER ALL OFTAKING NORTH AMERICA ALL THIS ISOVER HOW THE TAKING OVER ALL TAKING OVER ALL OF NORTH AMERICA WILL BE PRETTY OF NORTH AMERICA BRITISH FIGHT, OF NORTH AMERICA OF NORTH AMERICA WILL BE PRETTY EASY!) WILL BE PRETTY TAKING OVER ALL WILL BE PRETTY WILLEASY!) BE PRETTY EASY!) OF NORTH AMERICA EASY!) EASY!) WILL BE PRETTY EASY!) Fr FFFrarnc THESE VIRGINIANS Frraane THESE VIRGINIANS ARE FOOLS! WE aancc THESE VIRGINIANS THESE VIRGINIANS THESE VIRGINIANS Fr nncceeee ARESEND FOOLS! WE MUST BRITISH ARE FOOLS! WE ARE FOOLS! WE ARE FOOLS! WE a MUST SEND BRITISH REGULAR TROOPS MUST BRITISH nc THESESEND VIRGINIANS MUST SEND BRITISH MUST SEND BRITISH e REGULAR TROOPS TO FIGHT FOR OUR REGULAR TROOPS ARE FOOLS! WE REGULAR TROOPS REGULAR TROOPS TO FIGHT FOR OUR INTERESTS IN TO FIGHT FOR OUR MUST SENDFOR BRITISH TO FIGHT OUR TOINTERESTS FIGHT FOR OUR AND NO INTERESTS IN AMERICA! IN REGULAR TROOPS INTERESTS IN INTERESTS IN AND NO NO WILL AND AMERICA! AMERICA! TO FIGHT FOR OURCOLONIAL AND ANDANO NO AMERICA! AMERICA! COLONIAL WILL RECEIVE RANK WILL INTERESTS IN COLONIAL COLONIAL WILL COLONIAL WILL RECEIVE A RANK IN OUR ARMY RECEIVE A RANK AND NO AMERICA! RECEIVE A RANK RECEIVE A RANK IN OUR OUR THAN ARMY HIGHER IN ARMY COLONIAL WILL IN OUR IN OUR ARMY ARMY Brit HIGHER THAN CAPTAIN! HIGHER RECEIVE ATHAN RANK HIGHER THAN HIGHER THAN Brriitain B CAPTAIN! INCAPTAIN! OUR ARMY BBrriit a n CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN! tta aaiiiin nn HIGHER THAN Brit CAPTAIN! ain

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George's fellow George's George's George's Americans, fellow fellow fellow however, Americans, Americans, Americans, treated him however, however, however, like a hero. treated him treated him treated him like aahero. like hero. like a hero.

One of their own had struck One their own Oneof offirst theiragainst ownhad had One offirst their own the enemy, held outhad struck against struck first against struck against against afirst much larger the enemy, held out the enemy, held out the enemy, held out French force, and against aamuch larger against much larger against a much larger brought most of his French force, and French force, and French force, and men back home alive. brought broughtmost mostof ofhis his brought most of his men back men backhome homealive. alive. men back home alive.

Mount Vernon overlooked the Potomac River. From his house Mount overlooked the MountVernon Vernon overlooked the Mountcould Vernon overlooked the George seeFrom the his arrival Potomac River.

Potomac River.

From hishouse house Potomac River.

From his house g of warships British George could see George couldcarryin seethe thearrival arrival George see ggarrival troops tocould fight thethe French. of warships carryin British of warships carryin British g British of warships carryin troops to the troops tofight fight theFrench.

French. troops to fight the French.

Still, George had had enough of adventure.

Hehad resigned from Viginia's Still, of Still,George George hadhad hadenough enough of Still, enough of army andGeorge rented thehad home of his late adventure.

He resigned from Viginia's adventure.

Hehad resigned from Viginia's adventure.

He resigned from Viginia's older Lawrence, along with army and the of late armybrother andrented rented thehome home ofhis his late army and rented the of his late its tobacco fields and home slaves. older brother Lawrence, along with older brother Lawrence, along with older brother Lawrence, along with its tobacco fields and its tobacco fields andslaves. slaves. its tobacco fields and slaves.

HMM...|'M STILL THEHMM...|'M BRITISH COLONIAL STILL HMM...|'M STILL STILL OFFICER WHOCOLONIAL KNOWS THE BRITISH THEHMM...|'M BRITISH COLONIAL THE BRITISH THE MOST ABOUT THE OFFICER WHO KNOWS OFFICER WHOCOLONIAL KNOWS OFFICER WHO KNOWS AREA AROUND FORT THE MOST ABOUT THE THE MOST ABOUT THE THE MOST ABOUT THE DUQUESNE....

AREA AROUND FORT AREA AROUND FORT AREA AROUND FORT DUQUESNE....

DUQUESNE....

DUQUESNE.... | BET THEY COULD USE MY ||BET THEY BET THEY |MAYBE BET THEY HELP. |’LL COULD USE MY COULD USE MY COULD USE|’LL MY WRITE THEIR HELP. MAYBE HELP. MAYBE |’LL HELP. MAYBE COMMANDER —|’LL WRITE THEIR WRITE THEIR WRITE THEIR COMMANDER COMMANDER—— COMMANDER —

NO!!

NO!!

NO!!

NO!!

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George missed his first George missed histhe first appointment with appointment with the British commander while Britishwith commander while arguing his mother... arguing with his mother...

DON'T GO, DON'T GO,THOSE GEORGIE-PORGIE! GEORGIE-PORGIE! THOSE FRENCH MIGHT CAPTURE FRENCH CAPTURE YOU AND MIGHT MAKE YOU EAT YOU AND MAKE YOU EAT ALL THAT RICH FOOD ALL THAT RICH FOOD AND THOSE HEAVY ANDSAUCES! THOSE HEAVY SAUCES!

...but he made the ...but he made the second one! second one!

| CAN'T | CAN'T GIVE YOU A REAL GIVE YOU A REAL COMMISSION IN COMMISSION IN THE BRITISH ARMY, THE BRITISH ARMY, GEORGE — BUT | GEORGE — BUT CAN MAKE YOU | CANINFORMAL MAKE YOU MY MY AIDE! INFORMAL AIDE!

AWWW, AWWW, C'MON — C'MON — JUST LEMME JUST HAVE LEMME ONE! HAVE ONE! MOOOOOM… MOOOOOM… ENOUGH ENOUGH ALREADY. ALREADY.

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IN THE END, IN THE END, WOULD THE BRITISH EMPIRE THE BRITISH EMPIRE WOULD SUFFER FOR NEVER ALLOWING SUFFER ALLOWING GEORGE TO FOR TAKENEVER A "COMMISSION" GEORGE TO TAKE A "COMMISSION" — AN APPOINTMENT DIRECTLY — AN THE APPOINTMENT DIRECTLY FROM HEAD OF STATE (IN FROM THE HEAD OF STATE THIS CASE, THE KING OF (IN IF THEY HAD, THIS CASE, THE KING OF ENGLAND).

IF THEYAGAIN, HAD, HISTORY, ENGLAND).

HISTORY, COULD HAVEAGAIN, BEEN COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DIFFERENT! QUITE DIFFERENT!

Instead, in May Instead, in May 1755, 23-year-old 1755, 23-year-old George headed George headed west for a third west for a third adventure...even adventure...even though he was though hewith was very sick very sick (which with dysentery dysentery (which makes you poop amakes lot). you poop a lot).

UGGGH...

UGGGH...

MY BUTT MY BUTT HURTS SO HURTS BAD. SO BAD.

| ARREST | ARREST YOU ALL IN YOU ALL OF IN THE NAME THE GOODNAME KINGOF GOOD KING GEORGE! GEORGE!

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SIR, FRIENDS SIR, OUR OUR FRIENDS AMONG THE AMONG THE INDIANS INDIANS HAVE OFFERED TO HAVE OFFERED TO HELP HELP WORK OUT AA PEACEFUL WORK OUT PEACEFUL WITHDRAWAL OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE FRENCH FROM FRENCH FROM FORT FORT DUQUESNE....

DUQUESNE....

IN FACT, THEY'VE INSHOULD FACT, THEY'VE YOU HAD THEIR YOU SHOULD HAD THEIR LET ME TAKE OWN CIVILIZATION LET ME TAKE OUR OUR OWN CIVILIZATION INDIAN SCOUTS AND HERE CENTURIES INDIAN SCOUTS AND HERE CENTURIES SOME COLONIALS BEFORE US, SIR. SOME COLONIALS BEFORE US, SIR. AND HEAD INTO THEY ALSO KNOW AND HEAD INTO THEYTO ALSO KNOW THE HOW THE TREES TREES —— HOW TO FIGHT FIGHT IN IN THESE THESE WOODS. WOODS.

INDIANS! BAH! INDIANS! BAH! WHAT COULD THEY WHAT COULD THEY KNOW OF HOW THE KNOW OF HOW THE GREAT POWERS OF GREAT POWERS OF EUROPE TALK TO EUROPE TALK TO ONE ANOTHER? ONE ANOTHER?

NONSENSE! NONSENSE!

|| WILL NOT WILL NOT LET ANY MEN UNDER LET ANY MEN UNDER MY COMMAND FIGHT MYLIKE COMMAND FIGHT COWARDS, LIKE COWARDS, HIDING IN THE HIDING IN THE BUSHES! BUSHES!

WE WILL FIGHT WE WILL FIGHT IN NICE, STRAIGHT, IN NICE, STRAIGHT, NEAT LINES, LIKE NEAT LINES, LIKE PROPER ENGLISHPROPER ENGLISHMEN AND PROPER...

MEN AND PROPER...

…FRENCHMEN.… …FRENCHMEN.…

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