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Who built forts on land claimed by Virginia, prompting the first battles of the French and Indian War?

the Iroquois Confederacy
France
Spain
the Ottawa people​

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Answer:

Dinwiddie sent Captain William Trent of the Virginia militia to construct a fort at the strategically important forks of the Ohio River and also to convince the local Indians to ally against the French.

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Answer:

B

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France

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