USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Washington met with the French at Fort LeBoeuf, where the commander, not surprisingly, politely but firmly refused to leave. He wrote a response to Dinwiddie saying, “As to the summons you send me to retire, I do not think myself obliged to obey it.” Washington hurried to deliver the French response to Dinwiddie.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Dinwiddie, (born 1693, Germiston, near Glasgow, Scot.-died July 27, 1770, Clifton, Bristol, Eng.), British colonial administrator who as lieutenant governor of Virginia helped precipitate the French and Indian War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dinwiddie County, Virginia was established on May 1, 1752 when it was separated from Prince George County and derived its name from Robert Dinwiddie, the British lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758.

Detailed explanation-4: -He also negotiated alliances with several American Indian tribes in the region, including the Cherokee, the Nottaway, the Catawba, and several additional other groups. Thanks to his efforts, Virginia survived the French and Indian War relatively well.