George Washington for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities

George Washington for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities — page 7
and Native American into English His French interpreter stood between the Virginian and the angry French translat ing as fast as he could The French claimed they had come on a peaceful diplomatic mission they were not a war par ty not spies They waved their diplomatic papers as proof They'd been sent to warn the British off the Ohio Valley lands claimed by the king of France The young Virginian accused the French had murdered an ambassador On that May morning an unsteady peace existed between old enemies France and Great Britain The young Virginian's actions in the Pennsylvania wilderness exploded into an international affair His orders sparked a war that spread across North America and Europe The son of Britain's prime minister noted The volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire That summer of 1754 few people would have bet the young Virginian's future held any glimmer of fame honor or greatness His name was George