The English established farms and towns by clearing the trees and chasing the Native Americans deeper into the woods. They treated the natives as if they were inferior, while the French had a friendlier approach to the natives and proceed to befriend, coexist, and trade with them. Also, while the French kept tight control over their colonies, the English allowed a great deal of self government, making their colonies more prone to revolt .
The Ohio Company was formed when George Washington and a few of his wealthy and influential friends got together with the purpose of obtaining the land that is now western Pennsylvania. The Ohio Company’s goal was to settle that land, but the French also had their eye on it. This conflict over who should …show more content…
The English government encouraged him to force the French out of the land, so he ordered Washington and other volunteers to protect those the Ohio Company had already sent to the area and to resist any advances made at them. His orders would lead to the defeat of the English at Fort Necessity.
Dinwiddie gave Washington and his fellow volunteers orders to protect those the Ohio Company had already sent to the area and to resist any advances made at them. By following these orders, the English were swiftly defeated by the French in battle at Fort Necessity.
At Fort Necessity Washington’s forces were attacked by the French. The French had the upper hand, using the hills and trees over-looking the fort, and the English were unable to make a defense, so Washington accepted the surrender terms. Defeated, they retreated to Virginia, leaving the French in control of the land. Fort Necessity served as the battlefield for a fight still remembered today, that helped spark the french and Indian War.
Braddock was sent from England to capture Fort Duquesne but ignored advice from his Indian allies and was defeated. His life and hundreds of his soldiers’ lives were lost. His ignorance towards the Indians advice led to French victory and caused the Native Americans to side with the
The Ohio Company was formed when George Washington and a few of his wealthy and influential friends got together with the purpose of obtaining the land that is now western Pennsylvania. The Ohio Company’s goal was to settle that land, but the French also had their eye on it. This conflict over who should …show more content…
The English government encouraged him to force the French out of the land, so he ordered Washington and other volunteers to protect those the Ohio Company had already sent to the area and to resist any advances made at them. His orders would lead to the defeat of the English at Fort Necessity.
Dinwiddie gave Washington and his fellow volunteers orders to protect those the Ohio Company had already sent to the area and to resist any advances made at them. By following these orders, the English were swiftly defeated by the French in battle at Fort Necessity.
At Fort Necessity Washington’s forces were attacked by the French. The French had the upper hand, using the hills and trees over-looking the fort, and the English were unable to make a defense, so Washington accepted the surrender terms. Defeated, they retreated to Virginia, leaving the French in control of the land. Fort Necessity served as the battlefield for a fight still remembered today, that helped spark the french and Indian War.
Braddock was sent from England to capture Fort Duquesne but ignored advice from his Indian allies and was defeated. His life and hundreds of his soldiers’ lives were lost. His ignorance towards the Indians advice led to French victory and caused the Native Americans to side with the