People
The person who sent young George Washington on a mission to Fort LeBoeuf
Who is Governor Dinwiddie?
Fort Duquesne is home to this present day city
What is Pittsburgh?
The French and Indian War is also known as the ______________ ____________ War.
What is the Seven Years War?
What is aide-de-camp?
Explain how Washington goes from a loser to war hero after the Battle of the Monongahela.
What is he remained cool, calm, and collected under pressure during battles. He also helped get the troops back to Wills Creek.
The person responsible for setting up the Albany Congress
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This is the land that the French and British were trying to get from the natives
What is the Ohio Valley?
What are the British, French, and Natives?
A place where two rivers come together.
What is a confluence?
Name the 2 objectives of the Albany Congress.
What is become allies with the Iroquois and get the 13 colonies to be a united defense?
Responsible for the murder/assassination of Jumonville and putting the blame on George Washington
Who is Half-King?
George Washington built Fort Necessity at this grassy place called
What is the Great Meadow?
The ______________ owned land east of the Appalachian Mountains.
Who is the British?
This is an intrusion on someone's property. What term refers to what the British were doing to the native's land?
What is encroaching/encroachment?
Who is Half-King and why did he assassinate Jumonville?
Delivered the message to the French at Fort LeBoeuf that they were trespassing on land owned by the Ohio Company
Who is George Washington?
The French build a fort at the forks of the Ohio River. What is it called when 2 rivers come together
What is a confluence?
This group owned land west of the Appalachian Mountains and from Canada to Louisiana.
Who are the French?
The British would line up in a straight line and fight, which is called _______________ style.
What is European style?
Name 2 reasons and explain why General Braddock lost the Battle of the Monongahela?
What is, he did not listen to George Washington, he fought military style, he moved slowly through the woods, 4 miles of troops and supplies, thought a cannon would work in the woods?
The experienced British General who was shot and buried in the middle of the road back to Maryland
Who is General "Bulldog" Braddock?
George Washington sets off from Wills Creek which is now known as ________________, Maryland.
Cumberland
The name of the 6 nations who came together to form a stronger alliance to fight against encroachment.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
If you are going on a peaceful mission you are on a __________________________ mission.
What is diplomatic mission?
What were 3 of George Washington's objectives when going into the Ohio Valley?
What are: establish relations with the natives, scout out possible fort sites, discover French military intentions, and tell the French that they are trespassing?