French And Indian War

French And Indian War

by Ronald Luffy

​French and Indian War

​Great Britain and France have always been intense rivals

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​Great Britain and France both have claims in North America

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​Great Britain and France both claim land in the Ohio Valley in North America

Open Ended

What do you think will happen as a result of the French and British claiming the same land in North America. 

​French and Indian War

​French and British begin building forts along the disputed Ohio River Valley

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​1753 Virginia sends a 21 year old George Washington and a small body of troops (Militia) to tell the French to leave the Valley

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​The French ignore his warning

​Militia-a force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of a regular army.

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​Washington is sent back a year later

​He is ordered to build a fort at where the Monongahela and Allegheny River meet to form the Ohio River.

Multiple Choice

In what city does the Monongahela and Allegheny meet to form the Ohio River

• Washington DC

• Cincinnati

• Cleveland

• Pittsburgh

​The answer was Pittsburgh.  Pittsburgh did not exist at that time.

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​Washington discovers that the French have already built a fort there.

​Washington fights a small battle with the French known as the battle of Jumonville Glen.

​Victory would be short lived as he will be forced to surrender to the French at Fort Necessity

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​Washington retreats and builds a very impromptu fort about 50 miles south. This is called Fort Necessity

Open Ended

Why do you think Washington would name this fort Necessity?

Multiple Choice

Why was the War known in North America as the French and Indian War

• Because the French fought the Indians

• Because the British and their colonists fought against the French and their Indian allies

• Because it was actually two wars.

• Because they fought the Indians in North America and the French in Europe.