Early American History
Name __________________
Date __________ BLK _____
Viewing Questions: PBS – The War that Made America: The Story of the French and Indian War
Episode 1: A Country Between
1. Who was the young Virginia major sent into the Ohio Country to order the French to leave in late 1753?
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2. How old was he? __________
3. An Indian leader named _______________ granted Great Britain permission to build a fort/ trading post at the
forks of the Ohio River after a parlay in the spring of 1752.
4. What present-day U.S. city is now located at the site? _______________
5. How did the French officers respond to the British demand? _________________
6. After the French conquered the new British fort in 1754, the British retreated and built a new fort called Fort
________________ in a nearby meadow.
7. How did the preference for fighting style differ between the British and colonists and the French and their
Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware allies?
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8. Which side won this first battle? ______________________
9. Who signed the surrender document? _______________________
10. What was ironic date of the surrender? ___________
11. King George II sends General ________________ and 1000 red coats to take Ft. Duquesne in 1755.
12. Who does the general and king expect to pay for the expedition against France in the Ohio Valley?
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13. How many women were assigned to assist the army Ft. Cumberland, Maryland? __________
14. What jobs were they expected to do? ______________________________________________
15. What fraction of the British force advancing on the Ohio country were colonists? __________
16. What role does George Washington play in the expedition? ____________________________
17. What does the French commander symbolically do in July 1755 to convince his Indian allies to join the attack
on the advancing British? ____________________________________________
18. What happened to General Braddock? _____________________________________________
19. What happened to 50 of the 54 women that went on the expedition? ____________________
20. Which side won this first battle for Fort Duquesne? _________________ British casualties? ______________
French/ Indian casualties? ______________