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** since it appeared in the 5th edition, Weems was likely to have heard from many people who wanted to add to his biography of Washington | ** since it appeared in the 5th edition, Weems was likely to have heard from many people who wanted to add to his biography of Washington | ||
* <u>Conclusion</u>: this source is as valid as many others that are used in the writing of history, so it is not only not contestably false but arguably true | * <u>Conclusion</u>: this source is as valid as many others that are used in the writing of history, so it is not only not contestably false but arguably true | ||
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** https://www.nps.gov/articles/george-washington-and-the-cherry-tree.htm | |||
=== The Declaration's "All men are created equal" only applied to white males === | === The Declaration's "All men are created equal" only applied to white males === | ||