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. —“George Washington,”
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Which of the following statements is the best paraphrasing of the central idea?

Washington had negative feelings toward British control even though he had a happy life.
Washington managed his estate and held office in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Washington was married to a former widow named Martha Dandridge Custis.