The answer is D) People of the Book
In Islamic law, people of the book are those people who followed Abrahamic religious and received holy books. Hence, the people who follow the books of Gospel, Torah, Palms, and the Quran are called people of the Book.
In this context it could mean either the Christians, Jews or even Sabians
The first president of the United States was George Washington, who was chosen mostly due to the fact that he was an incredibly popular general who had led the colonies to victory during the Revolutionary War.
It was between the United States and Republican France