Alarmed by the building of a French fort in the Ohio River Valley, Fort Duquesne, the British sent a young Virginian, ____________, to treat with the French.

Question

Alarmed by the building of a French fort in the Ohio River Valley, Fort Duquesne, the British sent a young Virginian, ____________, to treat with the French.

Paul Revere

Thomas Gage

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

C or D?

Answer 1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Duquesne

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) George Washington.

To arrive at this answer, we can deduce that the British sent someone from Virginia to treat with the French. Among the options listed, the only person from Virginia is George Washington. Paul Revere, Thomas Gage, and Thomas Jefferson are not associated with being sent to treat with the French or with the Ohio River Valley during that time. Hence, the correct answer is George Washington.