【单选题】

Today the official language of the United States and most ofCanada isEnglish. However, French almost became the official language because of a war.

The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually betweenEngland and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French.
France andEngland were trying to gain control of NorthAmericA、France heldCanada, andEngland held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and VirginiA、When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington.
The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted theEnglish and won many early battles. Later, theBritish began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec,Canada, General Wolfe ofEngland faced General Montcalm from France.Both generals died in this battle, but theEnglish outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of NorthAmerica today has theEnglish culture and language.
Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River ______.
A、at the beginning of the warB、in the middle of the war
C、at the end of the war D、two years after the war