Question

Which is the central idea in this excerpt? As a young man, Washington participated in land surveying and fought in the military. Washington escaped injury even though four bullets tore his coat and two horses were shot from under him. At the age of sixteen, Washington helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Washington was part of skirmishes that eventually became the French and Indian War.

Answer 1

A. As a young man, Washington participated in land surveying and fought in the military.

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Answer 2

I think the central idea is about what he did and how he got there. The part about him being in the war, and the things that lead to it. it was giving you a sense of what he did before he was in the war.