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Read the excerpt from “George Washington.” 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.

Which detail is the most relevant as support for the central idea of this excerpt?

Washington escaped injury when four bullets ripped his coat.
Washington was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754.
Washington pursued land and military interests as a young man.
Washington was alive during the time of the French and Indian War.

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