Question

What was significant about each of these dates / locations during the French Indian War? (Hint! Hint! Use the Interactive Map or text version below this map in the lesson, to find this information. )

1754—Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania (Fort Duquesne)
1754— Albany, New York
1755—Path from Alexandria, Virginia, to Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania
1759—Quebec (What happened as a result of this battle?)

Answer 1

1754—Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania (Fort Duquesne) - The British sent George Washington with a militia to build Fort Necessity, but the French were already there. Washington attacked the French but was outnumbered and captured. He was soon released to return to Virginia.

1754— Albany, New York - members of the four colonies thought of ways to persuade the Iroquois Indians to form an alliance with them. They made a plan called “Albany plan of union.” The plan failed when they decided not to adopt it.

1755—Path from Alexandria, Virginia, to Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania - 1400 British soldiers set out to Pennsylvania but were ambushed. 1000+ died and Britain declared War.

1759—Quebec (What happened as a result of this battle?) - Although the British won the war, they found themselves deeply in dept. Britain passed a series of unpopular taxes to help pay for the French & Indian War.

Answer 2

Fort Necessity- Prelude to the war fought by France and England for the control of the North American continent.

Albany- Albany Congress, advocated for the union of the 13 British colonies in North America for their security and defense against the French.

1755- British try to take the fort from the French many times but finally do under John Forbes leadership

1759- a worldwide conflict known in the United States as the French and Indian War, the British under General James Wolfe achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec, defeating the French forces