US History: The French and Indian War

The French and Indian War

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What was the French and Indian war fought for

• Money

• Land

• Food

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The French Forts were Fort Presque Isle, Fort LeBoeuf, and Fort Machault.

• False

• True

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When George Washington went to Fort LeBoeuf to ask them to leave the British land,, they did

• False

• True

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The French built a fort in Pittsburgh called the Fort Duquesne

• False

• True

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The British built Fort Necessity

• True

• False

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General Edward Braddock made an attempt to capture Fort Duquesne but was stopped near present day Kennywood

• False

• True

What was the French and Indian War

• The French and Indian War was a war over land, fought between the French and British colonists from 1954 to 1763

• Each side had help from local Native Americans

French Forts

• The French built forts in Western Pennsylvania to protect their lands from the British army

• They are Fort Presque Isle, Fort LeBoeuf, and Fort Machault.

Meeting at Fort LeBoeuf

• In 1753, George Washington is sent to Fort LeBoeuf to speak with the French military leaders.

• He plans to ask the French leaders to peacefully leave the British land. They refuse.

Fort Duquesne

• The French also built a fort at the Forks of the Ohio ( present day Pittsburgh).

• Both the British and the French wanted this location. The French got it first.....

Fort Necessity

• The British also built a fort.

• this fort was to be used as protection from the French Forces after George Washington’s failed attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in May of 1754

• The fort was attacked on July 4, 1754 and defeated.

Braddock’s Defeat

• The British made a second attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in 1755

• General Edward Braddock made this attempt.

• He was stopped and defeated near present day Kennywood.

Forbes is Victorious

• The British made a third attempt in 1758

• John Forbes leads this effort.

• Forbes successfully captures Fort Duquesne and renames it Fort Pitt.