Fort Duquesne

Britain seized Port-Royal. In the South, the British and their Indian allies devastated the settlements of Spain’s Indian allies, forcing many captured Indians into slavery. They also took the town of St. Augustine, but they did not take the settlement’s fort and had to withdraw. Spanish and French forces attacked Charleston, South Carolina, but they failed to capture the…

then sent out to protect Virginia’s claims. Washington and his party went and informed the French general to get off of British land, but the French informed him that they planned to take the rest of the land. Washington returns in 1754 to build a fort, but like everything else it was unsuccessful. The French discover Washington’s plan; they seize the place and name…

protect their rights. Therefore, if a monarch invades their rights they had authority to remove the monarch. John Locke’s Social Contract Theory shaped the United States later on. In 1773, the French and Indian War arised. The French started to build forts along the Ohio River and Lake Erie. The Virginia Colony also claimed the Ohio River and they were agitated about the French's actions. So they sent their militia and George Washington as the leader to order the French to leave. However the…

about land surrounding the Ohio River. The Ohio River Valley at the time was considered on of the “most fertile country in America” (America 112.) French settlers from Canada eventually began to build forts in order to declare land they believed was rightfully theirs. The building of these forts did not settle well with colonies, specifically the Virginia colony. In 1754 the Virginia governor in outrage sent militia officer George Washington to threaten the French over the land…

Above all, this land was great for timber and had lots of game animals to hunt. This land was also good for many soldiers to settle because it had all the material these soldiers needed to keep living (Lorant 32). The French actually built a few forts in the area, including one on Lake Erie and one in present day Franklin, PA. A young George Washington was sent to the French fortification to try and capture the land, but they were forced to surrender to the French, making this the first of…

He was sent off to Fort Leboeuf to warn the French to remove themselves from the land that was claimed by the British. When the French refused, Washington rushed back to Williamsburg and Dinwiddie sent Washington back. But this time he sent him with troops, who then attacked…

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…

when he was 15, he began surveying. Before the revolutionary war, early 1750s, France and Britain were at peace, but that all changed when, according to Biography.com, On October 31, 1753, "Dinwiddie[Virginia's Lieutenant Governor] sent Washington to Fort LeBoeuf, at what is now Waterford, Pennsylvania, to warn the French to remove themselves from land…

River Valley afforded chances for trade with the local American Indians. This led the French to build forts and send patrols and as a result the English had George Washington lead a militia that would ambush a French camp. However, George Washington ended up surrendering and therefore the British had to develop a plan to push the French out of the valley. Thus, in 1755, the British attacked Fort Duquesne. They were defeated and soon after this loss, the British declared war. This conflict had…

French that have trespassed English territory and that they must leave, the French reject the demand. George Washington was sent again to with reinforcement where the colonials defeated a small group of French soldiers; they then built a fort that is known as Fort Necessity. The French returned with reinforcements of their own and drove out the Virginians. This was the official start of the war. How did the war progress? Britain declared war on the French on May 1756, the two countries fought…