The text describes the sequence of events related to the publishing of Phillis Wheatley's poem, "His Excellency George Washington." What happened before
Wheatley's poem was published in the Pennsylvania Magazine on April 30, 1776?
A. Thomas Jefferson denounced her writings as "below the dignity of criticism."
B. It was published in the Virginia Gazette on March 30, 1776.
C. George Washington supported a plan to free slaves in South Carolina if they fought
on the American side.
D. George Washington freed the slaves he owned and arranged for them to be educated
and trained in trades.