English, 07.01.2021 17:20, marisa2278

Highlight details that support the central idea that "Washington was a commander of troops." When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years.

—“George Washington,”
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What is one relevant supporting detail that supports the central idea that "Washington was a commander of troops"?

The Second Continental Congress met in May 1775 in Philadelphia.
Washington was a delegate from Virginia.
On July 3, 1775, Washington took command of his ill-trained troops.
The war lasted for six grueling years.

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