Washington's response to the Continental Army officers' meeting at Newburgh:
a. established the principle of separation of church and state.
b. set a precedent for the subordination of the military to civil authority.
c. revealed his hostility toward the British.
d. encouraged Continental officers to offer him dictatorial powers.
Answer: b. set a precedent for the subordination of the military to civil authority.
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