USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
A
William Pitt
B
Edward Braddock
C
King George II
D
George Washington
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Concerned by reports of French expansion into the Ohio Valley, Virginia Lt. Governor Robert Dinwiddie sent 21-year-old Major George Washington of the Virginia Regiment on a mission to confront the French forces.

Detailed explanation-2: -George Washington’s forays into the Ohio country shaped his career and sparked a global war. In 1753, Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia ordered a young, ambitious 21-year old George Washington on a mission deep into the Ohio Country to confront the French.

Detailed explanation-3: -General Marquis de Lafayette Enamored of the American Revolution, Lafayette sailed from France to the United States in 1777, with hopes of joining Washington’s army. Within months of his arrival, the nineteen-year-old had befriended the American Commander in Chief and fought with him at Brandywine.

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