I believe the answer you are looking for is A.
George Washington's early military career (1754-1758)—during the Seven Years' War—was not uniformly successful. In his first battle, he and his men were ambushed and forced to surrender Fort Necessity on the Pennsylvania frontier. ... Washington led the surviving British and Colonial soldiers on a successful retreat.
Answer: C. ignoring the public and only informing the government on important issues
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D. The federal government would increasingly play a role in American lives going forward, after the Civil War.