George Washington Gets his Start

When Virginia Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie wanted to build a fort near the forks of the Ohio River, who did he send to complete the task?

• Louis Coulon de Villiers

• Tanaghrisson the Half-King

• Lieutenant Colonel George Washington

• General Wallace Stanton

What fort became Washington's first form of defense against the French?

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Pennypacker

• Fort Mifflin

• Fort Necessity

Who defeated George Washington and his men?

• Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie

• Tanaghrisson the Half-King

• a combination of French soldiers and American Indians

• a combination of British soldiers and American Indians