Which statement best describes the french and indian war
a. it began when americans attacked the french fort at luisberg
b. it started when king luis iv declared war on england in 1684
c. it was started by george washington leading a colonial army
d. it began in asia and spread to other countries in the world.

Washington said that the united states would be "friendly and impartial" in regard to foreign conflict. what was his reason behind this statement? a jefferson and washington had determined the u.s. was too weak to wage war. b the u.s. had a treaty with both england and france, and was thus required to remain neutral. c france asked for the united states to stay out of the war, due to trade relationships. d a special envoy from england asked for strict neutrality on behalf of the united states.