Read the excerpt from “george washington.”

from 1759 to the outbreak of the american revolution, washington managed his lands around mount vernon and served in the virginia house of burgesses. married to a widow, martha dandridge custis, he devoted himself to a busy and happy life. but like his fellow planters, washington felt himself exploited by british merchants and hampered by british regulations. as the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.

which provides the best objective summary of this excerpt?

a. washington took care of his lands in virginia, where he led a good life married to a widow named martha dandridge custis.

b. as an established planter in virginia, washington began to feel that british rules and policies were unfair and he started to speak out against the them.

c. washington was right to speak out against the unfair rules and policies that were forced on the colonies by the british.

d. washington felt himself exploited by british merchants and hampered by british regulations. as the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the british restrictions.