Battles
This "damp" battle site was a hastily built fort.
What is Fort Necessity?
He was serving in southern France, when he was recalled to the Colonies by King George II.
Who was General Edward Braddock?
He ordered Braddock to "rescue" the colonies in 1755.
Who was King George II?
This fort hosted Washington's first furtive attempt to negotiate a French withdrawal from the Ohio Valley.
What was Fort LeBeouf?
This group were the only allies of the British in the Trans-Allegheny.
Who were the Mingo?
A French noble was "assassinated" here.
What is Jumonville Glen?
Washington was promoted to this rank when he took command of the Virginia Regiment in 1754.
What is Lieutenant Colonel?
King George III was not the son of George II, but this more distant relation.
What is grandson?
His "murder" led directly to the French and Indian War.
Who was Jumonville?
Who was Guyasuta?
This French fort was the end of General Braddock's road, and of General Braddock.
What was Fort Duquesne?
Braddock was killed by French troops outside Fort Duquesne, located in this modern Pennsylvania city.
What is Pittsburgh?
Who was Robert Dinwiddie?
Braddock did this to "every tree" between Cumberland, MD and Pittsburgh, PA.
What is cut down?
The French trappers traded with natives as they trapped this important American mammal.
What is beaver?
This important Canadian provincial capital fell to the British, sealing the French fate in North America.
What was Quebec?
He was commander of the patrol ambushed by George Washington in 1754.
Who was Ensign Jumonville?
Who was Tanacharison?
The French commander of Fort Duquesne avoided this devastating type of attack by meeting Braddock outside the fort.
What is siege warfare?
Natives trapped in the Ohio between the British and French found it hard to maintain this "uninvolved" political posture.
What is neutral (neutrality)?
Washington led this unit at both Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity.
What was the Virginia Regiment?
Who was La Salle?
We call him Tanacharison, but the British called him this.
What is Half-King?
Braddock arrived in the colonies and added 1,000 of these "temporary troops" to his army, bringing his total strength to nearly 4,000.
What are militia?
The Ohio Valley was granted to these "French allies" under the terms of the Proclamation of 1763.
Who were the natives (Indians)?