Read the excerpt from "George Washington." Which is the central idea in this excerpt?
He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and
western expansion. At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah
lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax, Commissioned a
lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes
of what grew into the French and Indian War. The next
year, as an aide to Gen. Edward Braddock, he escaped
injury although four bullets ripped his coat and two
horses were shot from under him.
As a young man, Washington participated in land
surveying and fought in the military.
O Washington escaped injury even though four bullets
tore his coat and two horses were shot from under
him.
At the age of sixteen, Washington helped survey
Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax.
Washington was part of skirmishes that eventually
became the French and Indian War.