where was this latter mentioned person born?
Westmoreland County, Virginia
George Washington
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia
what is the coinage act of 1965? It eliminated silver from the circulating United States dime (ten-cent piece) and quarter dollar coins. what is the background behind creating this act? The Coinage Act of 1792 established the Mint of the United States, and made both gold and silver legal tender. what is the history behind this aforementioned act of 1792? On May 8, 1792, "An Act to Provide For a Copper Coinage" was signed into law by President George Washington.
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George Washington [SEP] Early life (1732–1752)
The Washington family was a wealthy Virginia family which had made its fortune in land speculation. Washington's great-grandfather John Washington immigrated in 1656 from Sulgrave, England, to the English colony of Virginia where he accumulated of land, including Little Hunting Creek on the Potomac River. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and was the first of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. His father was a justice of the peace and a prominent public figure who had three additional children from his first marriage to Jane Butler. The family moved to Little Hunting Creek in 1735, then to Ferry Farm near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1738.