Washington marched hurriedly to Virginia in 1781 because
a. he was informed a French fleet was headed for the Chesapeake.
b. British troops abandoned New York and Philadelphia without a fight.
c. he regarded General Cornwallis, the British commander in Virginia, as an incompetent strategist.
d. he wished to protect Mount Vernon from British raiders.
e. none of these choices.
ANS: A
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