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The armed clash of 1754 that ushered in the French and Indian War involved Virginia militiamen under which commander?
AThomas Gage of Boston
BGeneral John Burgoyne
CYoung George Washington
DColonel Robert E. Lee
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Young George Washington
1. In 1754 Virginia militiamen clashed with a band of French regulars.
2. Their commander was the 22-year-old George Washington.
3. This clash ushered in the French and Indian War, which decided French or English supremacy in North America.
_Source: "An Outline of American History" (USIA, 1990, public domain), Ch 2 "The War of Independence"_
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