Question

Read the excerpt from “George Washington.”

Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, [George Washington] learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentleman.

Which provides the best objective summary of this sentence?

George Washington was raised to be a gentleman. This is important because otherwise he could not have become the first president of the United States.
George Washington was born in 1732 and raised according to the standards set forth for Virginia gentlemen of the time period.
George Washington was born into a Virginia planter family and taught the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an eighteenth-century Virginia gentleman.
George Washington was born in 1732. He was born into a planter family that lived in Virginia.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

I got an A

Answer 2

George Washington was born in 1732. He was born into a planter family that lived in Virginia.

Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly, it's the shortest, and secondly, it's the most objective.