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Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?

A. Charles Cornwallis
B. Henry Knox
C. George Washington
D. Lord Howe

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C. George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
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George Washington was chosen to lead the Continental Army.

Since Washington was a qualified and professional leader during the French and Indian Wars, they believed that he would make a terrific one for the Continental Army as well. Considering that he was given authority over such a weak and poor army, he somehow handled to force the British out of Boston in 1776 and soon closed the war by having victory at Yorktown in 1781.
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