True or False: Washington was born free.
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**True**. George Washington was born into a wealthy family in the colony of Virginia in 1732. At that time, slavery was legal in Virginia and most of the other British colonies in America. However, Washington was not born enslaved. He was born free and enjoyed all the rights and privileges of a white male in colonial America.
Mastering the Pages of History: The Booker T. Washington Challenge
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