Question

· commander of a Virginia regiment in French and Indian War

· tobacco plantation owner
· commander of The Continental Army
· member of the Continental Congress
All of these statements are descriptions of what colonial leader?
A) Robert E. Lee
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington

Answer 1

The correct answer is D, George Washington.

Step-by-step explanation:

George Washington died in 1799 at the age of 67 years. He was present at many important moments of U.S. history.

Washington is one of the Founding Fathers, that is, the men who united the United States against Great Britain during the American Revolution and later framed how the government of the country should be.

He also participated in the French and Indian War (1754-1763) between Britain's and France's colonies.